• Original language: baron
  • Original form and meaning: French - 1. baron (male and female)


(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)


Language Form Date of Borrowing (and Obsolescence) Current Meaning and Status Earlier Meanings and Statusses Source
Catalan baró (male), baronessa (female) ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Croatian barun (male), barunica (female) ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Czech baron (male), baronka/baronesa (female) ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Danish baron (male), baronesse (female) ... 'meaning 1

and also (only baron): a very wealthy or powerful businessman'

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Dutch baron (male), barones (female) ... 'meaning 1

and also (only baron): a very wealthy or powerful businessman'

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English baron (male), baroness (female) 13c 'meaning 1 (being a British peer of the lowest rank or a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank),

and also (only baron): a very wealthy or powerful businessman (an oil baron), a cut of beef consisting of a double sirloin or a cut of mutton or lamb comprising the two loins, or saddle, and the hind legs'

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Estonian parun (male), paruniproua/paruness (female) ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Finnish paroni (male), paronitar (female) ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
French ... ... '...' '...' ...
Frisian ... ... '...' '...' ...
German Baron (male), Baronin (female) ... 'meaning 1,

and also (only Baron): a very wealthy or powerful businessman (Ölbaron)'

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Hungarian báró (male), bárónő (female) ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Irish barún (male), banbharún (female) ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Italian barone (male), baronessa (female) ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Latvian barons (male), baronese (female) ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Lithuanian baronas (male), baroniene (female) ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Maltese baruni (male), barunessa (female) ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Norwegian baron (male), baronesse (female) ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Polish baron (male), baronowa/baronówna (female) ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Portuguese barão, baronesa ... 'meaning 1,

and also (only barão): a very wealthy or powerful businessman'

'...' ...
Rumantsch barun, barunessa ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Slovak barón (male), barónka (female) ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Slovenian baron (male), baronica (female) ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Spanish barón, baronesa ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Swedish baron (male), baronessa (female) ... 'meaning 1

and also (only baron): a very wealthy or powerful businessman'

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Etymology:

http://dictionary.reference.com: ME < AF, OF < LL barōn- (s.of barō) "man" < Gmc; sense "cut of beef"

http://www.etymonline.com: from O.Fr. baron, acc. of ber "military leader", perhaps from Frank. baro "freeman, man"; merged with cognate O.E. beorn "nobleman"

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