Definition of Baron

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Definition of Baron

Baron

A title or degree of nobility; originally, the possessor of a fief, who had feudal tenants under him; in modern times, in France and Germany, a nobleman next in rank below a count; in England, a nobleman of the lowest grade in the House of Lords, being next below a viscount.

A husband; as, baron and feme, husband and wife.

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Baron Translations

baron in French is baron
baron in German is Freiherr
baron in Italian is barone
baron in Swedish is baron

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