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baron

Pronunciation: /ˈbæɹən/

The English word “baron” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The male ruler of a barony.
  2. A male member of the lowest rank of English nobility (the equivalent rank in Scotland is lord).
  3. A person of great power in society, especially in business and politics.
  4. A prisoner who gains power and influence by lending or selling goods such as tobacco.
  5. A baron of beef, a cut made up of a double sirloin.
  6. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euthalia.
  7. A husband.

Etymology

From Middle English baroun, from Old French baron, from Latin barōnem, from Proto-West Germanic *barō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear”). Cognate with Old High German *baro (“human being, man, freeman”), Old English bora (“a man who bears responsibility, one who is in charge, a ruler”), and perhaps to Old English beorn (“man, warrior”). Used in early Germanic law in the sense…

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