baron
English
Etymology
From Middle English baroun, in turn borrowed from Old French baron, Medieval Latin barō (not to be confused with classical bārō (“simpleton”)), possibly from Frankish *barō (“servant, man, warrior”), perhaps from *barô (“carrier”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear”). Possibly cognate with Old English beorn (“man, warrior”). Used in early Germanic law in the sense of homō (“man, human being”).
A Celtic origin has also been suggested, due to the occurrence of a Latin barones (“servos militum”) as early as the first century (Cornutus, On Persius' Fifth Satire). OED takes this hypothetical Proto-Celtic *bar- (“hero”) to be a figment.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -æɹən
- Homophone: barren
Noun
baron (plural barons)
- The male ruler of a barony.
- A male member of the lowest rank of English nobility (the equivalent rank in Scotland is lord).
- A particular cut of beef, made up of a double sirloin.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, chapter 34
- 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.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, chapter 34
- A person of great power in society, especially in business and politics.
- “Robber baron” or “robber knight” is an historic term and title of disdain.
- 2013 August 10, Lexington, “Keeping the mighty honest”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:
- British journalists shun complete respectability, feeling a duty to be ready to savage the mighty, or rummage through their bins. Elsewhere in Europe, government contracts and subsidies ensure that press barons will only defy the mighty so far.
- (law, obsolete) A husband.
- baron and feme: husband and wife
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template..
Derived terms
Related terms
- (female form): baroness
- (wife): lady
- (adjectival form): baronial
- (related titles): baron, don, duke, earl, lord, prince, baronet
- baronetcy
Translations
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References
- "baron n.", Oxford English Dictionary, Second edition, 1989; first published in New English Dictionary, 1885.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Readjustment from earlier baroen through French influence, from Middle Dutch baroen, from Old French baron, from Frankish *baro.
Pronunciation
Noun
baron m (plural baronnen, diminutive baronnetje n, feminine barones)
Derived terms
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Noun
baron
- accusative singular of baro
French
Etymology
From Middle French baron, from Old French baron, from or corresponding to Late Latin or Medieval Latin barō, barōnem, possibly from Frankish *baro (“freeman”) or of other Germanic origin; alternatively, of ultimately Celtic origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
baron m (plural barons)
Further reading
- “baron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Javanese
Javanese writing system | |
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Carakan | ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦤ꧀ |
Roman | baron |
Etymology 1
Noun
baron (krama ngoko baron)
- young plant, especially coffee
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Dutch baron (“baron”).
Noun
baron (krama ngoko baron)
- a title for European noblemen
References
- "baron" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French baron.
Noun
baron m (plural barons)
- baron (nobleman)
Descendants
- French: baron
Norman
Noun
baron m (plural barons)
- Alternative form of bâron
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse barrún, Old French baron and Old High German baro
Noun
baron m (definite singular baronen, indefinite plural baroner, definite plural baronene)
- a baron
Related terms
References
- “baron” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse barrún, Old French baron and Old High German baro
Noun
baron m (definite singular baronen, indefinite plural baronar, definite plural baronane)
- a baron
Related terms
References
- “baron” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Dutch
Etymology
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Verb
baron
Inflection
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Descendants
Further reading
- “baron”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From or corresponding to Medieval Latin bārō, possibly from Frankish *baro (“freeman”) or of other Germanic origin; alternatively, ultimately of Celtic origin. The nominative form ber corresponds to the nominative barō.
Noun
baron oblique singular, m (oblique plural barons, nominative singular ber, nominative plural baron)
Synonyms
Descendants
- Middle French: barom
- Norman: bâron
- Picard: barôn
- Walloon: baron
- → Middle Armenian: պարոն (paron)
- Armenian: պարոն (paron)
- → Middle English: baron, barun, baroun
- English: baron
- → Middle Dutch: baroen
- Dutch: baron (readjustment)
- → Middle High German: barūn
- → Middle Irish: barún
- Irish: barún
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Noun
bàrōn m (Cyrillic spelling ба̀ро̄н)
- baron (title of nobility)
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
baron c (feminine: baronessa)
Declension
Declension of baron | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | baron | baronen | baroner | baronerna |
Genitive | barons | baronens | baroners | baronernas |
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