boáyar [b? y?r, by ?r] (plural boáyars) noun member of higher Russian nobility: between the 12th and early 18th centuries, a member of a class of the higher Russian nobility ranking below a prince. The boyars headed the civil and military administration of the country. [Late 16th century. < Russian boyarin "grandee"]
![Boyar - Definition:boáyar [b? y?r, by ?r] (plural boáyars) noun member of higher Russian nobility: between the 12th and early 18th centuries, a member of a class of the higher Russian nobility ranking below a prince. The boyars headed the civil and military administration of the country. [Late 16th century. < Russian boyarin](https://wordstodescribesomeone.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Boyar-definition.png "Boyar definition")
