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bar·on       (bār'ən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. A British nobleman of the lowest rank.
    2. A nobleman of continental Europe, ranked differently in various countries.
    3. A Japanese nobleman of the lowest rank.
    4. Abbr. Bn. Used as the title for such a nobleman.
    5. A feudal tenant holding his rights and title directly from a king or another feudal superior.
    6. A lord or nobleman; a peer.
    1. A feudal tenant holding his rights and title directly from a king or another feudal superior.
    2. A lord or nobleman; a peer.
  3. One having great wealth, power, and influence in a specified sphere of activity: an oil baron.
  4. A cut of beef consisting of a double sirloin.


[Middle English, from Old French, probably of Germanic origin.]

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