Baron



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.贵族;大亨, 巨头
• ［英］ n.贵族 ( lord; nobleman) 大亨, 巨头 ( magnate)
• ［记］ baro ( 压) +n -> 压迫别人的人 -> 大老板

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German baro freeman
• Date: 13th century
• 1.
  • a. one of a class of tenants holding his rights and title by military or other honorable service directly from a feudal superior (as a king)
  • b. a lord of the realm ; noble, peer
• 2.
  • a. a member of the lowest grade of the peerage in Great Britain
  • b. a nobleman on the continent of Europe of varying rank
  • c. a member of the lowest order of nobility in Japan
• 3. a joint of meat consisting of two sirloins or loins and legs not cut apart at the backbone <a baron of beef>
• 4. a man who possesses great power or influence in some field of activity <a cattle baron>

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