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noun
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, 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.
Compare baron of beef.
Origin:
1200–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Late Latin barōn- (stemof barō) man < Germanic; sense “cut of beef” perhaps by analogy with the fanciful analysis of sirloin as “Sir Loin”
1200–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Late Latin barōn- (stemof barō) man < Germanic; sense “cut of beef” perhaps by analogy with the fanciful analysis of sirloin as “Sir Loin”
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Baron
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Example Sentences
- And the prestige and influence of being a press baron will continue to attract tycoons.
- The timber baron sits behind a desk of ebony, in a palisander chair, surrounded by palisander walls and ceiling and floor.
- Baron surfs the ads a few times a week and bought a push mower through the site.
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| baron (ˈbærən) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| [C12: from Old French, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German baro freeman, Old Norse berjask to fight] | |
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Word Origin & History
baron
c.1200, from O.Fr. baron (nom. ber) "baron, nobleman, military leader, warrior, virtuous man, lord, husband," perhaps from Frankish baro "freeman, man;" merged with cognate O.E. beorn "nobleman." Related: Baronial (1767).
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