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Definition of Baron

1. Noun. A nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank.

2. Noun. A British peer of the lowest rank.

3. Noun. A very wealthy or powerful businessman. "An oil baron"

Definition of Baron

1. 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.

Definition of Baron

1. Noun. The male ruler of a barony. ¹

2. Noun. A male member of the lowest rank of British nobility. ¹

3. Noun. A particular cut of beef, made up of a double sirloin. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Baron

1. a lower member of nobility [n -S]

Medical Definition of Baron

1. 1. 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. "The tenants in chief from the Crown, who held lands of the annual value of four hundred pounds, were styled Barons; and it is to them, and not to the members of the lowest grade of the nobility (to whom the title at the present time belongs), that reference is made when we read of the Barons of the early days of England's history . . . . Barons are addressed as 'My Lord,' and are styled 'Right Honorable.' All their sons and daughters 'Honorable.'" 2. A husband; as, baron and feme, husband and wife. Baron of beef, two sirloins not cut asunder at the backbone. Barons of the Cinque Ports, formerly members of the House of Commons, elected by the seven Cinque Ports, two for each port. Baron of the exchequer, the judges of the Court of Exchequer, one of the three ancient courts of England, now abolished. Origin: OE. Baron, barun, OF. Baron, accus. Of ber, F. Baron, prob. Fr. OHG. Baro (not found) bearer, akin to E. Bear to support; cf. O. Frisian bere, LL. Baro, It. Barone, Sp. Varon. From the meaning bearer (of burdens) seem to have come the senses strong man, man (in distinction from woman), which is the oldest meaning in French, and lastly, nobleman. Cf. L. Baro, simpleton. See Bear to support. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Baron

barology baromacrometer barometer barometers barometre barometres barometric barometric pressure barometrical barometrically

barometries barometrograph barometrographs barometry baron (current term) baron and femme baronage baronages baronduki baroness

baronesses baronet baronetage baronetages baronetcies baronetcy baronetise baronetize baronets

Literary usage of Baron

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Index of Hereditary English, Scottish, and Irish Titles of Honour by Edward Solly (1880)
"baron A. 1606, and again 1677. Merged in Strathmore. LYONS of Christchurch, Hants. ... baron A. 1609. Merged in Seaforth 1623. Attainted 1715. ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1917)
"baron Kikuchi was graduated from the University of Cambridge, England, ... baron Kikuchi made several visits to the United States, lecturing in our ..."

3. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1900)
"After a few historical remarks relative to the exploration of arctic Siberia, baron Toll briefly sketches the geology of the Verkhoyansk ridge and the ..."

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