boyar
Czarist landed gentry
A boyar was a member of the aristocratic class in medieval Russia and other Slavic countries, ranking just below the ruling princes.
Boyars held large estates, served as military commanders and advisors, and wielded considerable political power until Peter the Great abolished their special status in the early 18th century.
The tsar rewarded his loyal boyars with land grants.
Highest-ranking nobleman
earl · peerage · aristocrat · patrician · blueblood · gentry · highborn · nobleman
Property and grounds
- serfsFeudal bound laborers
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
- tenantsProperty renters
- domainArea of control
holdings · territory · acres · cultivation · peasant · serfdom · fiefdom · patrimony
Showy, abundant prosperity
- affluenceAbundance of money
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
luxury · patrimony · inheritance · revenue · assets · fur · tribute · tithe
Land-holding sworn subordinate
- fiefGranted feudal estate
- liegeFeudal superior or subject
- suzeraintyControl without full annexation
- homageExpression of deep respect
fealty · overlord · seigneurial · knight · chivalry · seneschal · bailiff · demesne
Power to enforce obedience
- influencePower to affect others
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
jurisdiction · command · dominance · ascendancy · supremacy · clout · sway · counsel
duke
Highest-ranking nobleman
marquis · earl · peerage · aristocrat · patrician · blueblood · gentry · highborn · nobleman · lordship
estate
Property and grounds
domain · holdings · territory · acres · cultivation · peasant · serfdom · fiefdom · patrimony · freehold
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
treasure · luxury · patrimony · inheritance · revenue · assets · fur · tribute · tithe · prosperity
vassal
Land-holding sworn subordinate
- fiefGranted feudal estate
- liegeFeudal superior or subject
- suzeraintyControl without full annexation
homage · fealty · overlord · seigneurial · knight · chivalry · seneschal · bailiff · demesne · stewardship
authority
Power to enforce obedience
- influencePower to affect others
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
sovereignty · jurisdiction · command · dominance · ascendancy · supremacy · clout · sway · counsel · tsar