baron
A male member of the lowest rank of English nobility (the equivalent rank in Scotland is lord).
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⠀ ⠀⠀I am deeply disappointed in ⠀⠀the staff for this mistake, ⠀⠀and I am deeply sorry to hear ⠀⠀the amount of time you will ⠀⠀lose because of this, Baron . ⠀⠀[ He shook his head for a ⠀⠀moment, eyes staring at t…
My only wish for 11th edition warhammer 40k is a Corsair Baron dataset and a ranger character, idc if its named like illic or Amalyn or generic. We finally have actual rules for outcasts but no generic characters to l…
If you feel that way, I wish I had a copy of "Rail Baron" to send you. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_Ba...
This is very kind, but I'm really not sure I'm the originator of the trend. Stuff like Baron Munchausen was building its gameloop around tall tale telling much earlier, and I wouldn't at all have thought of attempti…
National study finds lockable pouches reduce in-school phone use but have little effect on test scores. Discipline and student well-being worsen on adoption, improving thereafter, from Allcott, Baron, @tom.dee.bsky.so…
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A male member of the lowest rank of English nobility (the equivalent rank in Scotland is lord).
British journalists shun complete respectability, feeling a duty to be ready to savage the mighty, or rummage through their bins. Elsewhere in Europe, government contracts and subsidies ensure that press barons will only defy the mighty …
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The male ruler of a barony.
There were a few exotics among them — some South American boys, sons of Argentine beef barons, one or two Russians, and even a Siamese prince, or someone who was described as a prince.
“⠀ ⠀⠀I am deeply disappointed in ⠀⠀the staff for this mistake, ⠀⠀and I am deeply sorry to hear ⠀⠀the amount of time you will ⠀⠀lose because of this, Baron . ⠀⠀[ He shook his head for a ⠀⠀moment, eyes staring at the ⠀⠀desk instead of at him ⠀⠀directly . ] [ + ] ⠀”
— Bluesky· May 2026“My only wish for 11th edition warhammer 40k is a Corsair Baron dataset and a ranger character, idc if its named like illic or Amalyn or generic. We finally have actual rules for outcasts but no generic characters to lead them #WarhammerCommunity”
— Bluesky· May 2026“If you feel that way, I wish I had a copy of "Rail Baron" to send you. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_Ba...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“This is very kind, but I'm really not sure I'm the originator of the trend. Stuff like Baron Munchausen was building its gameloop around tall tale telling much earlier, and I wouldn't at all have thought of attempting this without the osr/fkr.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“National study finds lockable pouches reduce in-school phone use but have little effect on test scores. Discipline and student well-being worsen on adoption, improving thereafter, from Allcott, Baron, @tom.dee.bsky.social, Duckworth, Gentzkow, and Jacob www.nber.org/papers/w35132”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(by extension) A person of great power in society, especially in business and politics.
"baron" means: A person of great power in society, especially in business and politics.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"baron" means: A person of great power in society, especially in business and politics.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“Imagine Goofus and Gallant, but with Ruben and Baron, respectively.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron).
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(British) A man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organized orders of chivalry; the lowest rank of knight in the British honours system.