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baro
Frankish · medieval
"a free man, a warrior"
a free man, a warrior of noble standing
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Stage 2 of 3
baron
Old French · medieval
"a landholding nobleman"
settled in French as a noble title for a landholding lord
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Stage 3 of 3
baron
English · 1200s
"a nobleman of the lowest hereditary rank"
settled as the English word for a nobleman of the lowest hereditary rank
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