Mazil is the name of a boyar

Boyar

A boyar, or bolyar , was a member of the highest rank of the feudal Moscovian, Kievan Rus'ian, Bulgarian, Wallachian, and Moldavian aristocracies, second only to the ruling princes , from the 10th century through the 17th century....

 of the landed gentry

Landed gentry

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 in Wallachia

Wallachia

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 and Moldavia

Moldavia

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, having no state or court function. The title of mazil attested that the bearer was of noble origin ("din os boieresc", literally "of boyar bones"). Mazili often formed separate military

Military

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 cavalry

Cavalry

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 corps. The name is of uncertain origin, according to some researchers being of Turkish

Turkish language

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 or Arabic origin or Southern Russian.