baron
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
baron/ˈbarən/
▶noun
- 1 a member of the lowest order of the British nobility.
■ historical a person who held lands or property from the sovereign or a powerful overlord.
- 2 a powerful person in business or industry: a press baron.
– derivatives
baronial /bəˈrəʊnɪəl/ adjective.
baronial /bəˈrəʊnɪəl/ adjective.
– origin ME: from OFr., from med. L. baro, baron- ‘man, warrior’, prob. of Gmc origin.
'baron' also found in these Oxford entries:
baroness
- baronet
- baron of beef
- barony
- Bn
- Dupuytren's contracture
- lord
- Munchausen's syndrome
- od
- peer
- robber baron
- saintpaulia
- viscount
