Boyardom

/bɔɪˈɑːrdəm/ noun

Definition

The territory, authority, or collective rule of boyars (Russian or Eastern European nobles).

Etymology

From boyar (Russian боярин), a member of the pre-Petrine Russian aristocracy, combined with the English suffix -dom meaning domain or rule. The term evolved to describe both the geographical region controlled by boyars and the system of boyar governance itself.

Kelly Says

Boyardom represents a feudal power structure so entrenched that Peter the Great literally had to abolish the boyar rank in the early 1700s to modernize Russia—showing how social systems can become obstacles to change.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Boyzardom
bo-yz-dor-om
ARالعربية
نظام البويار
niẓām al-buwayār
BNবাংলা
বয়ারদম
bo-ya-r-dom
CACatalà
boyardom
bo-ya-dor-om
CSČeština
boyardom
bo-ja-dor-om
DADansk
boyardom
bo-ja-dor-om
DEDeutsch
Boyarden
bo-ya-den
ELΕλληνικά
boyardom
bo-ya-dor-om
ESEspañol
boyarismo
bo-ya-ris-mo
FAفارسی
بویاردی
bo-ya-rdi
FISuomi
boyardom
bo-ja-dor-om
FRFrançais
boyarisme
bo-ya-rizm
GUGU
બોયારદમ
bo-ya-r-dom
HAHA
boyardom
bo-ya-dor-om
HEעברית
בויארדום
bo-ya-rdom
HIहिन्दी
बोयारवाद
bo-ya-ra-vad
HUMagyar
boyardom
bo-ja-dor-om
IDBahasa Indonesia
boyardom
bo-ya-dor-om
IGIG
boyardom
bo-ya-dor-om
ITItaliano
boyardom
bo-ya-dor-mo
JA日本語
ボヤール制度
bo-ya-ru-seido
KKKK
boyardom
bo-ya-dor-om
KMKM
boyardom
bo-ya-dor-om
KO한국어
보야르제
bo-ya-reu-je
MRMR
बोयार्डम
bo-ya-r-dom
MSBahasa Melayu
boyardom
bo-ya-dor-om
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံစံ
pon-sahn
NLNederlands
boyardom
bo-ya-dor-om
NONorsk
boyardom
bo-ja-dor-om
PAPA
ਬੋਇਆਰਡਮ
bo-ya-r-dom
PLPolski
boyardom
bo-ja-rdom
PTPortuguês
boyarismo
bo-ya-ri-smo
RORomână
boyardom
bo-ya-dor-om
RUРусский
боярство
bo-yar-st-vo
SVSvenska
boyardom
bo-ya-dor-om
SWKiswahili
boyardom
bo-ya-dor-om
TAதமிழ்
பொயாரிசம்
po-ya-ri-sam
TEతెలుగు
బుయారీజం
bu-ya-ree-jam
THไทย
ระบอบโบยาร์
rat-bop bo-ya
TLTL
boyardom
bo-ya-dor-om
TRTürkçe
boyarlık
bo-ya-rlik
UKУкраїнська
боярство
bo-yar-st-vo
URاردو
بویارڈم
bo-ya-rd-om
VITiếng Việt
chế độ boyar
che-do boi-ar
YOYO
boyardom
bo-ya-dor-om
ZH中文
贵族制度
guìzú zhìdù
ZUZU
boyardom
bo-ya-dor-om

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