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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bar•on /ˈbærən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- World Historya member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- Businessa powerful, wealthy person: a railroad baron.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bar•on (bar′ən),USA pronunciation n. - World Historya member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- World History(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.
- Businessan important financier or industrialist, esp. one with great power in a particular area:an oil baron.
- Fooda cut of mutton or lamb comprising the two loins, or saddle, and the hind legs. Cf. baron of beef.
- Gmc; sense "cut of beef '' perh. by analogy with the fanciful analysis of sirloin as "Sir Loin''
- Late Latin barōn- (s.of barō) man
- Anglo-French, Old French
- Middle English 1200–50
Mi•chel (mē shel′),USA pronunciation (Michel Boyron), 1653–1729, French actor.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: baron /ˈbærən/ n - 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 financier: a press baron
Etymology: 12th Century: from Old French, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German baro freeman, Old Norse berjask to fight Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Home /hjuːm/ n - Baron ⇒
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