boyard
- a variation of boyar.
Example Sentences
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"Take him away at once; we have had enough of his arrogance and audacity!" exclaimed the furious Peter, and he repelled Menzikoff, who was endeavoring to intercede for the boyard.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various
While a legion of cooks, with their assistants, worked without cessation, the two personages, the boyard Tscherkaski and the prince Menzikoff, were not less busy in the interior of the palace.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various
Even the garrulous young Chicagoan, from whom Durkin had secured his first Casino tickets, was able to vouch for the fact that Pobloff was a true boyard.
From Phantom Wires A Novel by Brown, Arthur William
AJ, EJ, OJ, UJ, resemble the sound heard in the French words "paille," "oseille," "boyard," "fouille," and AŬ is heard in the German word "Haus."
From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by Cox, George
Often you will see them trembling with fear, lest a boyard should know what they have to sell.
From The Story of Russia by Bergen, R. Van
