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Meaning of 'baron' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Baron [ 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.
- A husband; as, baron and feme, husband and wife.

Meaning of 'baron' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . baron [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a very wealthy or powerful businessman
Example in sentence:
  • an oil baron

Nearby Words:

bar bar iron barb barbacan barbacanage barbadian barbadoes barbados barbaic barbara

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