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baron

Title of nobility, ranking in modern times immediately below a viscount or a count (in countries without viscounts). The wife of a baron is a baroness. Originally, in the early Middle Ages, the term designated a tenant of whatever rank who held a tenure of barony direct from the king. Gradually, it came to mean a powerful personage, and therefore a magnate. The rights and title may be conferred for military or other honorable service.
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(under the name of Baron Rivar, and in the character of her brother) was her brother at all.
The Haunted Hotel by Collins, Wilkie View in context
"I am the Baron D'Evignon," he announced, "second secretary at the Embassy here.
The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
"Monsieur," said the baron to the duke, "all the servants of his majesty must approve of the latest intelligence which we have from the Island of Elba.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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