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baron

noun
/ˈbæɹən/UK/ˈbæɹən/

Etymology

From Middle English baroun, from Old French baron, from Latin barōnem, from Proto-West Germanic *barō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear”). Cognate with Old High German *baro (“human being, man, freeman”), Old English bora (“a man who bears responsibility, one who is in charge, a ruler”), and perhaps to Old English beorn (“man, warrior”). Used in early Germanic law in the sense of "man, human being". A Celtic origin has also been suggested; see the quote under sense 3 of Latin barō. However, the OED takes the hypothetical Proto-Celtic *bar- (“hero”) to be a figment.

  1. derived from Баран
  2. derived from Baran — “Aries”

Definitions

  1. The male ruler of a barony.

  2. A male member of the lowest rank of English nobility (the equivalent rank in Scotland is…

    A male member of the lowest rank of English nobility (the equivalent rank in Scotland is lord).

  3. A person of great power in society, especially in business and politics.

    • railroad baron
    • tech baron
    • There were a few exotics among them — some South American boys, sons of Argentine beef barons, one or two Russians, and even a Siamese prince, or someone who was described as a prince.
  4. ›+ 8 more definitions

    1. A prisoner who gains power and influence by lending or selling goods such as tobacco.

      • The first thing a baron does is to accumulate a supply of tobacco. He spends every penny he can earn on laying it in […]

    2. A baron of beef, a cut made up of a double sirloin.

      • Such portentous appetites had Queequeg and Tashtego, that to fill out the vacancies made by the previous repast, often the pale Dough-Boy was fain to bring on a great baron of salt-junk, seemingly quarried out of the solid ox.

    3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euthalia.

    4. A husband.

      • baron and femme

    5. A surname from French

    6. A surname from German

    7. A surname from Polish

    8. A surname from Ukrainian

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Derived

baron and femme, baron-bailie, baron court, baronic, baronize, baronry, baronship, barony, beer baron, booze baron, court-baron, court baron, covert baron, drug baron, oil baron, porn baron, robber-baron, robber baron, tech baron

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at baron. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at baron. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at baron

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA