meaning of baron
1. 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.
2. A husband; as, baron and feme, husband and wife.
Related Words
baron | baronage | baroness | baronet | baronetage | baronetcy | baronial | baronies | barony |
