单词 | baron |
释义 | baron /bar"euhn/, n. 1. a member of the lowest grade of nobility. 2. (in Britain) a. a feudal vassal holding his lands under a direct grant from the king. b. a direct descendant of such a vassal or his equal in the nobility. c. a member of the House of Lords. 3. an important financier or industrialist, esp. one with great power in a particular area: an oil baron. 4. a cut of mutton or lamb comprising the two loins, or saddle, and the hind legs. Cf. baron of beef. [1200-50; ME < AF, OF < LL baron- (s.of baro) man < Gmc; sense "cut of beef" perh. by analogy with the fanciful analysis of SIRLOIN as "Sir Loin"] |
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