Phanariote Era
| Name of the rank | Etymology | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aga | Turkish ağa, military commander. | chief of a law enforcement agency (agie) |
| Alaiceauş | Turkish alay and çavuş | master of ceremonies |
| Beizadea | Turkish beyzade | hospodar's son (during the Phanariote period). |
| Binişliu | Turkish binişli | court waiter. |
| Buhurdargiu | Turkish buhurdur | person in charge with the court spice pot |
| Cafegiu | Turkish kahveci | persons who served the coffee at the court. |
| Caftangiu | caftan, mantle, of Turkish origin. | person who put the boyarial mantle on the back of the new appointed boyars. |
| Calemgiu | Turkish kalemcı | clerk. |
| Capuchehaie | Turkish kapikâhaya | diplomatic representative of the Wallachian/Moldavian rulers to the Ottoman court. |
| Capugiu | Turkish kapucu | guard of the Sultan and executer of secret orders, including deposing or assassinating of the princes of Wallachia and Moldavia |
| Caraghios | Turkish karagöz | court buffoon |
| Cavas-başa | Turkish Kavas and baş | court servant who guarded the door of the prince's room. |
| Ceauş | Turkish çavuş | messenger or doorman |
| Chehaia | Turkish kehaya | representative of the Domnitor at the Ottoman court. |
| Ciohodar | Turkish çuhadar | person in charge of the shoes of the ruler. |
| Ciubucciu | Turkish çubukçu | person in charge of the pipes (çubuk) of the ruler. |
| Divan Efendi | Turkish | Ottoman clerk who worked as a translator at the court, who was also a spy of the Sultan |
| Divictar | Turkish divitdar | court clerk in charge with the ink and writing supplies. |
| Dragoman | Greek dragomános | interpreter, translator. |
| Gealat | Turkish cellât | executioner. |
| Geamgirgiu | Turkish | servant in charge of the prince's bedsheets. |
| Gus-başa | Turkish | servant in charge of the books with the boyar's ranks. |
| Ibrictar | Turkish | servant who was in charge of the kettle which held the water for washing prince's hands. |
| Iciolan | Turkish içoğlan | boy servant |
| Idicliu | Turkish | servant in charge of the horses |
| Isbaşa | Turkish | clerk in charge with the petitions at the Court. |
| Iuzbaşa | Turkish yüz, a hundred | commander over the hundred soldiers who defended the Court |
| Lipcan | Turkish Lipkan | official courier between the Porte and the Wallachian and Moldavian Courts. |
| Mabeemgiu | Turkish | servant in charge with the mabeems (chambers dedicated to the dregători) |
| Mazil | Turkish mazul or Southern Russian mazil (landowner) | boiar of the landed gentry holding no public function. |
| Mehmendar | Turkish mihmandar | a boyar accompanying the ruler, taking care of the lodging. |
| Meteregiu | Turkish | a servant in charge with the prince's washing basin |
| Mucurdar, Muhurdar, Muhardagiu | Turkish mühürdar | a person in charge with the Court's seals. |
| Mumbaşir | Turkish mübaşir | tax collector |
| Nerghelegiu | Turkish nargileci | servant in charge with the prince's nargile |
| Nazâr | Turkish nāzır | governor of a Turkish city (such as the Turkish fortresses on the Danube) |
| Paia | Turkish pāye | boyar without a public function |
| Pehlivan | Turkish Pehlivan | acrobat of the court, often brought from Constantinople. |
| Peschirigi-başa | Turkish | servant in charge with giving to the prince the towel for drying himself. |
| Rahtivan | Turkish | servant in charge with the prince's horse harnesses. |
| Serdar | from Turkish sardar, ultimately from Persian | commander of an army. |
| Ṣeitar | court buffoon |
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