baron
• noun 1 a member of the lowest order of the British nobility. 2 historical a person who held lands or property from the sovereign or an overlord. 3 a powerful person in business or industry: a press baron. — DERIVATIVES baronial /b ronil/ adjective. — ORIGIN Latin baro ‘man, warrior’.
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