Meanings
plural boyanores
- IndiaobsoleteA native ruler in certain parts of India.
In 1722, however, the French were invited to settle in Malabar by two Chiefs styled Boyanores, the elder of whom had formerly been Governor of Cadutinada, under the king of Colastry, but had lately made himself independent.
1856, Bombay Quarterly Review, volume 3, page 103
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