Baron was a title that existed historically on Earth.
The character Christien de Neuvillette from the play Cyrano de Bergerac was a baron. (TNG: "The Nth Degree")
In the 23rd century, Harry Mudd's father-in-law Grimes was also a baron. (DIS: "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad")
After his experiences on Targalus IX, Brad Boimler mentioned the conservative elitists thar had tried to reinstate the capitalist economic system to his friends, referring to them as robber barons. (LD: "Shades of Green")
External links
- Baron at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Baron at Wikipedia