Definition of baron Baron
/bæˈɹʌn/ - [batrun] - bar•on
We found 10 definitions of baron from 7 different sources.
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What does baron mean?
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NounPlural: barons |
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| baron - a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" | ||
| big businessman, business leader, king, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon | ||
| businessman, man of affairs a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) | ||
| baron - a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank | ||
| noble, nobleman, lord a titled peer of the realm | ||
| baron - a British peer of the lowest rank | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- baron (n.)
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. - baron (n.)
A husband; as, baron and feme, husband and wife.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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baron
A member of the lowest grade of nobility.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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baron
bar′on, n. a title of rank, the lowest in the House of Peers: formerly a title of the judges of the Court of Exchequer: in feudal times the tenants-in-chief of the Crown, later the peers or great lords of the realm generally: till 1832, the name for the parliamentary representatives of the Cinque Ports: in Germany, the signification, instead of becoming restricted as in England, has become extended—the greater or dynasty barons having all been elevated to higher titles, a large number being designated barons in virtue of a diploma from some reigning prince, the title being used also by all his descendants.—ns. Bar′onage, the whole body of barons; Bar′on-bail′ie, a magistrate appointed by the lord-superior in a burgh of barony; Bar′oness, a baron's wife, or a lady holding a baronial title in her own right.—adj. Barōn′ial, pertaining to a baron or barony.—n. Bar′ony, the territory of a baron: in Ireland, a division of a county: in Scotland, a large freehold estate, or manor, even though not carrying with it a baron's title and rank: the rank of baron.—Baron of beef, a joint consisting of two sirloins left uncut at the backbone. [O. Fr. barun, -on—Low L. baro, -onem; in the Romance tongues the word meant a man as opposed to a woman, a strong man, a warrior; traced by some to Celt. bar, a hero; by others to Old High Ger. bero, bearer, carrier.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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baron
In England a title of nobility,--the grade between the baronet and viscount,--the lowest grade in the House of Lords.
Wikipedia 
- Baron is a specific title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French "baron", itself from Frankish "baro" meaning "freeman, warrior"; it merged with Old English "beorn" meaning "nobleman."
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🔤- baron, noun, singular of barons.
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