baron
/ˈbærən/noun
1- a member of the lowest order of the British nobility. Baron is not used as a form of address, barons usually being referred to as 'Lord'.男爵(英国贵族制度中最低的一级, 不用作称呼, 一般以Lord相称)。
1.1
- a similar member of a foreign nobility(其他国家贵族制度中的)男爵。
1.2
- historical a person who held lands or property from the sovereign or a powerful overlord〈史〉(由君主或最高统治者册封土地或财产的)贵族。
1.3
- with modifier an important or powerful person in a specified business or industry(行业)巨头, 大王:
a press baron.
报业巨头。
词源
Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin baro, baron -'man, warrior', probably of Germanic origin.