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Nobleman
nobleman
also: дворянин, dvoryanin
The hereditary noble estate (dvoryanstvo); claimed here on a chain of puns with dvor ("yard"/"courtyard") -- yard-strolling, yard-sleeping, and "yard dogs" (dvornyazhki).
Reading notes
- My Ranks and Titles §4 nobleman
Dvoryanin, the hereditary noble estate. Another 'dvor' pun: he claims the title because he spends his evenings in the dvor (yard/courtyard), keeps yard dogs (dvornyazhki), and talks to the yardkeeper (dvornik) -- all cognate with dvoryanin only in sound.