Boyar
Appearance
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A boyar wis a member o the heichest rank o the feudal Bulgarie, Moscovian, Kievan Rus'ian, Wallachie, an Moldavie aristocracies, seicont anly tae the rulin princes (in Bulgarie, tsars), frae the 10t century tae the 17t century.