baron: [12] The earliest historical sense of baron, ‘tenant under the feudal system who held his land and title directly from the king’, can be traced back to its probable source, medieval Latin barō, which originally meant simply ‘man’, and hence ‘vassal’ or ‘retainer’. The word was of course brought into English by the Normans, as Anglo-Norman barun, and from earliest times was used as a title for someone belonging to the lowest order of peerage. Some have suggested an ultimate Germanic origin, and compared Old High German baro ‘freeman’.
baron (n.)
c. 1200, from Old French baron (nominative ber) "baron, nobleman, military leader, warrior, virtuous man, lord, husband," probably from or related to Late Latin baro "man," which is of uncertain origin, perhaps from Frankish *baro "freeman, man;" merged in England with cognate Old English beorn "nobleman."
baron 双语例句
1. The baron became increasingly heated over the hypocrisy of it all.
男爵对整件事的虚伪感到越来越生气。
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2. Are you a friend of Baron Wendleton's?
你是温尔顿男爵的朋友 吗 ?
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3. Henry Ford was an automobile baron.
亨利·福特是一位汽车业巨头.
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4. The oil baron was killed by an assassin.
这位石油大亨被刺客杀害了.
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5. Dr Baron - Cohen suggests that innate preferences can be carried into adulthood, too.