bar·on  (b ăr ən)
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n.1. a. A British nobleman of the lowest rank. b. A nobleman of continental Europe, ranked differently in various countries. c. A Japanese nobleman of the lowest rank. d. Used as the title for such a nobleman. 2. a. A feudal tenant holding his rights and title directly from a king or another feudal superior. b. 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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