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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbaron
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ba.ʁɔ̃
"Le baron possède un grand domaine dans la province."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A member of the lowest order of the British nobility or equivalent ranks in other peerage systems.
"The baron attended the royal session in the House of Lords." - 2
A powerful person in a specified business or industry; a magnate.
"He became a wealthy shipping baron through decades of international trade."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old Germanic word 'baro', meaning 'freeman' or 'man', which entered Late Latin as 'baro' (a man or servant). During the medieval feudal period in Western Europe, the term evolved to designate a nobleman holding lands directly from the sovereign.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Baron" is said worldwide
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baron
Transliteration: ba.ʁɔ̃
"Le baron possède un grand domaine dans la province."
Baron
Transliteration: baˈʁoːn
"Der Baron empfing seine Gäste auf dem Schloss."
barone
Transliteration: baˈro.ne
"Il barone ha firmato il trattato di pace."
barón
Transliteration: baˈɾon
"El barón gobernaba sobre las tierras del norte."
barão
Transliteration: baˈɾɐ̃w
"O barão construiu um palácio histórico na cidade."
बैरोन
Transliteration: bairon
"वह एक शक्तिशाली उद्योगपति और बैरोन था।"
男爵
Transliteration: nánjué
"这位男爵在议会中拥有重要地位。"
남작
Transliteration: namjak
"그 남작은 영토에서 큰 영향력을 행사했습니다."
男爵
Transliteration: danshaku
"その男爵は広大な土地を所有していました。"
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