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"an oil baron"nouna very wealthy or powerful businessmantype of:
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nouna British peer of the lowest ranktype of:
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nouna nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
Definition that contains baron
- sir a title used before the name of knight or baronet
- john youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)
- adrian English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)
- bart a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
- peer a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
- baroness a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
- viscount a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron
- baronet a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
- barony the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness
- barony the domain of a baron