baronial


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.
– origin ME: from OFr., from med. L. baro, baron- ‘man, warrior’, prob. of Gmc origin.
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