baron:
(shortened form: ‘Bn.’; plural: ‘barons‘)
T. Boone Pickens, Financier & oil baron, USA
(British English) a title of a nobleman with the lowest rank in the House of Lords; and also a nobleman of the lowest rank in Japanese society;
(American English) a very rich, important and powerful businessman
an English baron
Male __________________ Female duke duchess marquess/marquis marchioness earl countess count countess viscount viscountess baron baroness baronet *A ‘peer’, in this context, is a noble man of high social rank; and a ‘peeress’ is a noble woman of high social rank.
