boyar

• Natasha nodded, knowing that young Lord Alexi was all boy, and a boyar-to-be, nine parts ego, with a dash of devilment--only someone as loving and ruthless as Persephone could hope to control him. —  FSFDec2003
• Christians did not scare Annya half so much as the boyar's Kazak bodyguards, skilled horse archers, far deadlier than mounted monks or homesick militia. —  The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 2005
• Persephone told the angry boyar, "I am the Killer of Children, and Prince Ivan is under my authority -- his life and death lie in my hands How dare you?" —  F ;SF; - vol 103 issue 01 - July 2002
• Behind the butler came the local boyar, Baron Boris of Zazog, a well-fed warrior aboard a gray charger, wearing blackened armor beneath a green silk surcoat. —  F ;SF; - vol 104 issue 02 - February 2003
• The lens is focused on a boyar who has gone mad with ambition, but who at the same time can skillfully manage the servants, knowing perfectly well how to foment aggression and turn the crowd against his enemy.

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