Usage Note
Boyard (also spelled boïard) refers to a member of the Russian or Romanian feudal nobility, ranking just below the princes. The word entered French through historical and literary texts about Eastern Europe. In modern French it appears mainly in historical contexts or as a cultural allusion, not in everyday speech.
Examples
"Le boyard possédait de vastes domaines."
Natural Translation
The boyar owned vast estates.

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