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baron

1

[ bar-uhn ]

noun

  1. a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
  2. (in Britain)
    1. a feudal vassal holding his lands under a direct grant from the king.
    2. a direct descendant of such a vassal or his equal in the nobility.
    3. a member of the House of Lords.
  3. an important financier or industrialist, especially 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.


Baron

2

[ ba-rawn ]

noun

  1. Ѿ· [mee-, shel], Michel Boyron, 1653–1729, French actor.

baron

/ ˈæə /

noun

  1. a member of a specific rank of nobility, esp the lowest rank in the British Isles
  2. (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
  3. a powerful businessman or financier

    a press baron

  4. English law (formerly) the title held by judges of the Court of Exchequer
  5. short for baron of beef
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of baron1

1200–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Late Latin ō- (stemof ō ) man < Germanic; sense “cut of beef ” perhaps by analogy with the fanciful analysis of sirloin as “Sir Loin”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of baron1

C12: from Old French, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German baro freeman, Old Norse berjask to fight
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