[ˈbarən], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a member of the lowest order of the British nobility. Baron is not used as a form of address, barons usually being referred to as ‘Lord’

- an important or powerful person in a specified business or industry
(e.g: a press baron)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin baro, baron- ‘man, warrior’, probably of Germanic origin