baron
IPA: bˈærʌn
noun
- The male ruler of a barony.
- A male member of the lowest rank of English nobility (the equivalent rank in Scotland is lord).
- (by extension) A person of great power in society, especially in business and politics.
- (UK, prison slang) A prisoner who gains power and influence by lending or selling goods such as tobacco.
- A baron of beef, a cut made up of a double sirloin.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euthalia.
- (law, obsolete) A husband.
- A surname from French
- A surname from German
- A surname from Polish
- A surname from Ukrainian
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Examples of "baron" in Sentences
- Rogge is attempting to deify the Baron.
- The Baron's paunch could absorb a world.
- The choice displeased the barons and earls.
- He was the first cousin of the first Baron.
- The rebellious barons won, capturing the King.
- The baron was a freethinker and a known gambler.
- The ghost of Slytherin house is The Bloody Baron.
- Baron Samedi has predilection for tobacco and rum.
- Despite the ferocity of the Baron, the company is a failure.
- After several days of this, the baron heard this and eavesdropped.
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