Editing Boyar (section)

==Boyars in Serbia==
In [[medieval Serbia]], the rank of the boyars ({{langx|sr|Боjари|bojari|label=none}}) was equivalent to the rank of the [[baron]]; meaning "free warrior" (or "free man" in general), it was the first rank after the non-free [[peasant]]s or [[serf]]s. The etymology of the term comes from the word ''battle'' ({{langx|sr|бој|boj|label=none}}). The boyars of Serbia were literally "men for the battle" or the warrior class, in contrast to the peasants. They could own land but were obliged to defend it and fight for the king. With the rule of the [[Ottoman Empire]] after 1450, the Ottoman as well as the [[Austro-Hungarian]] terms exchanged the Serbian one. Today, it is an archaic term representing the aristocracy ({{langx|sr|племство|plemstvo|label=none}}).