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1. (n.) baron
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
2. baron
(in Britain)
3. baron
a feudal vassal holding his lands under a direct grant from the king.
4. baron
a direct descendant of such a vassal or his equal in the nobility.
5. baron
a member of the House of Lords.
6. baron
a powerful, wealthy man in some industry or activity:
railroad barons.
Etymology: (1200–50; ME < AF, OF, objective case of
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) baron
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
2. (noun) baron
a British peer of the lowest rank
3. (noun) baron, big businessman, business leader, king, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon
a very wealthy or powerful businessman
"an oil baron"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Baron
a title or degree of nobility; originally, the possessor of a fief, who had feudal tenants under him; in modern times, in France and Germany, a nobleman next in rank below a count; in England, a nobleman of the lowest grade in the House of Lords, being next below a viscount
2. (noun) Baron
a husband; as, baron and feme, husband and wife
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Sense: a nobleman
He was made a baron; Baron Rothschild.
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 Afrikaans: baron |
 Arabic: البارون، النَّبيل |
 Bulgarian: барон |
 Brazilian: barão |
 Czech: baron |
 German: der Baron |
 Danish: baron |
 Greek: βαρόνος |
 Spanish: barón; baronesa |
 Estonian: parun, paruness |
 Farsi: نجیب زاده |
 Finnish: paroni |
 French: baron/-onne |
 Hebrew: בָּרוֹן |
 Hindi: ताल्लुकदार |
 Croatian: barun |
 Hungarian: báró |
 Indonesian: gelar bangsawan |
 Icelandic: barón; barónessa |
 Italian: barone, baronessa |
 Japanese: 男爵 |
 Korean: 남작 |
 Lithuanian: baronas |
 Latvian: barons |
 Malay: baron |
 Dutch: baron |
 Norwegian: baron/baronesse |
 Polish: baron |
 Persian: نجیب زاده |
 Pashto: يو اشرافى لقب |
 Portuguese: barão |
 Romanian: baron, baroneasă |
 Russian: барон |
 Slovak: barón, -ka |
 Slovenian: baron |
 Serbian: baron |
 Swedish: baron, friherre |
 Thai: ขุนนาง |
 Turkish: baron |
 Taiwanese: 男爵 |
 Ukrainian: барон |
 Urdu: انگریز نواب |
 Vietnamese: nam tước |
 Chinese: 男爵 |
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