- Boyar - Wikipedia
A boyar or bolyar was a member of the highest rank of the feudal nobility in many Eastern European states, including Bulgaria, Kievan Rus' (and later Russia), Moldavia and Wallachia (and later Romania), Lithuania and among Baltic Germans
- Boyar | Russian Aristocracy Feudalism | Britannica
boyar, member of the upper stratum of medieval Russian society and state administration In Kievan Rus during the 10th–12th century, the boyars constituted the senior group in the prince’s retinue (druzhina) and occupied the higher posts in the armed forces and in the civil administration
- BOYAR Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of BOYAR is a member of a Russian aristocratic order next in rank below the ruling princes until its abolition by Peter the Great
- Boyar Class Definition - AP World History: Modern Key Term | Fiveable
A social and economic system that was dominant in medieval Europe, including Russia, where land was held in exchange for service, creating a hierarchy that included the boyar class at the top
- Boyars | Encyclopedia. com
In the broadest sense, every privileged landowner could be called a boyar; in a narrower sense, the term refers to a senior member of a prince's retinue during the tenth through thirteenth centuries, and marked the highest court rank during the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries
- Boyar: Definition, Examples Quiz | UltimateLexicon. com
A boyar was a member of the highest rank of the feudal aristocracies in Russia, second only to the ruling princes Unlike peasants and serfs, boyars held extensive lands and wielded considerable power and influence in medieval and early-modern Russia
- Boyars - Oxford Reference
However, as the grand princes of Muscovy consolidated their own power, they managed to curb boyar independence From the 15th to the 17th centuries Muscovite boyars formed a closed aristocratic class drawn from about 200 families
- Boyar – Russiapedia Of Russian origin - RT
Boyar feasts in Russia could easily compete with Roman banquets with their bounty of dishes and beverages on the table At least a hundred courses were served on gold and silver trays, and one’s refusal to eat or drink meant offending the host, that is, the Tsar
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