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baronRank in the peerage of the UK, above a baronet and below a viscount. Historically, any member of the higher nobility, a direct vassal (feudal servant) of the king, not bearing other titles such as duke or count. The term originally meant the vassal of a lord, but acquired its present meaning in the 12th century.
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(under the name of Baron Rivar, and in the character of her brother) was her brother at all. "I am the Baron D'Evignon," he announced, "second secretary at the Embassy here. "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. |
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