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baron

[C] Countable
pl: barons

The term carries a heavy duality between inherited prestige and acquired power. In its aristocratic sense, it denotes a specific legal status and historical hierarchy, often evoking images of ancestral estates and formal titles of nobility.

Countable as it refers to individual people holding a title or a position of power.

Meanings

Noun

A member of the lowest rank of the British peerage.

"The baron attended the House of Lords."

Noun

A person who has great power or influence in a particular industry.

"He is a real oil baron in the Middle East."

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