Boyar ledger
Definition
An archaic term for an official register, ledger, or catalog in which the names of boyars, their granted titles, and the administrative offices they held at court were recorded in chronological order.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Boyar ledger
- Nobility register
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun, archaic spelling variations with regular historical genitive inflections. |
| Formation | Archaic noun variant derived from the root concept of ranking catalogs, functionally meaning the physical book. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ar.hon.to.ˈlo.dʒju] |
| Source | Glossary of Medieval Administrative Registers and Legal Lexicons |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Domnitorul a poruncit ca numele noului clucer să fie scris numaidecât în vechiul arhontologiu al țării.
EN: The ruling prince ordered that the name of the new quartermaster be written immediately in the country's old boyar ledger.
RO: Multe pagini din acest arhontologiu s-au pierdut în timpul incendiului care a distrus palatul administrativ.
EN: Many pages from this historical register were lost during the fire that destroyed the administrative palace.
RO: Vornicul a deschis acel arhontologiu prăfuit pentru a verifica dacă familia solicitantă avea într-adevăr origini nobile.
EN: The magistrate opened that dusty ledger to verify if the requesting family indeed had noble origins.
Idioms & Phrases
Arhontologiu domnesc / Princely boyar register
RO: Condica oficială păstrată la cancelaria domnitorului, reprezentând singura dovadă legală a statutului de boier.
EN: The official ledger kept at the ruling prince's chancellery, representing the sole legal proof of boyar status.
Înscriere în arhontologiu / Registration in the noble ledger
RO: Actul administrativ formal prin care un cetățean primea oficial recunoașterea rangului său aristocratic.
EN: The formal administrative act through which a citizen officially received the recognition of their aristocratic rank.
Arhontologiu de la 1837 / The 1837 rank register
RO: Unul dintre cele mai cunoscute cataloage istorice moldovenești care a sistematizat boierimea din acea epocă.
EN: One of the most famous historical Moldavian catalogs that systematized the boyars of that era.
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