boyarisms
/ˈbɔɪərɪzəmz/
noun
- The practices, customs, or social system associated with the boyars (Russian aristocrats) of pre-revolutionary Russia.
- Many of the old boyarisms were abolished after the Russian Revolution.
- The novel describes the lavish boyarisms of the 17th-century nobility.
- The historian's lecture focused on the boyarisms that shaped early Russian politics.