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baron
[ bar-uhn ]
/ ËbĂŠr Én /
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noun
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
(in Britain)
- a feudal vassal holding his lands under a direct grant from the king.
- a direct descendant of such a vassal or his equal in the nobility.
- a member of the House of Lords.
an important financier or industrialist, especially one with great power in a particular area: an oil baron.
a cut of mutton or lamb comprising the two loins, or saddle, and the hind legs.
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Origin of baron
1200â50; Middle English <Anglo-French, Old French <Late Latin barĆn- (stemof barĆ) man <Germanic; sense âcut of beefâ perhaps by analogy with the fanciful analysis of sirloin as âSir Loinâ
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Other definitions for baron (2 of 2)
Baron
[ ba-rawn ]
/ baËrÉÌ /
noun
Mi·chel [mee-shel], /miËÊÉl/, Michel Boyron, 1653â1729, French actor.
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British Dictionary definitions for baron
baron
/ (ËbĂŠrÉn) /
noun
a member of a specific rank of nobility, esp the lowest rank in the British Isles
(in Europe from the Middle Ages) originally any tenant-in-chief of a king or other overlord, who held land from his superior by honourable service; a land-holding nobleman
a powerful businessman or financiera press baron
English law (formerly) the title held by judges of the Court of Exchequer
short for baron of beef
Word Origin for baron
C12: from Old French, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German baro freeman, Old Norse berjask to fight
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