transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈber-ən, ˈba-rən ]
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