baron: Meaning and Definition of

bar•on

1. a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
2. (in Britain)
1. a feudal vassal holding his lands under a direct grant from the king.
2. a direct descendant of such a vassal or his equal in the nobility.
3. a member of the House of Lords.
3. an important financier or industrialist, esp. one with great power in a particular area: an oil baron.
4. a cut of mutton or lamb comprising the two loins, or saddle, and the hind legs. Cf.

Ba•ron

1. (Michel Boyron), 1653–1729, French actor.