Editing Baron (section)

==Other==
Like other major Western noble titles, ''baron'' is sometimes used to render certain titles in non-Western languages with their own traditions, even though they are necessarily historically unrelated and thus hard to compare, which are considered 'equivalent' in relative rank. This is the case with China's ''nanjue'' (''nan-chueh'') ({{zh|c=[[wikt:男爵|男爵]]}}), hereditary title of nobility of the fifth rank, as well as its derivatives and adaptations.

{|class="wikitable"
!Country or region!!Equivalent to baron
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|China||''Nánjué'' (男爵)
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|India||''[[Rao (title)|Rao]]''
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|Japan||''danshaku'' (hiragana: だんしゃく, kanji: [[wikt:男爵|男爵]])
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|Korea|| ''namjak'' ([[Korean language|Korean]]: 남작, 男爵)
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|[[Lebanon]]||''[[Reis (military rank)|Reis]]''
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|Manchu|| ''ashan-i hafan''
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|Vietnam|| ''[[wikt:vi:nam tước|nam tước]]'' (Chữ Hán: 男爵)
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|Hungary||''Báró''
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|[[Székelys|Székely]]||''[[primor]]'', historically used among a specific population of Hungarians in Transylvania
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|Croatia||''Barun''
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|Portugal||''Barão'' (female: ''baronesa'').
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|Romania||''Baron'' (female: ''baronesă'').
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|Serbia|| ''Bojar'' or ''[[Boyar]]''
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|[[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]||''Tahtis Aznauri''
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|Thailand||''[[Khun (noble title)|Khun]]''
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In some ''republics'' of continental Europe, the unofficial title of "Baron" retains a purely social prestige, with no particular political [[Privilege (legal ethics)|privilege]]s.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}

In [[Armenian language|Armenian]], the word "Baron" should not be confused with the similar word "Paron" ([[Armenian language|Armenian]]: Պարոն), which is a title given to ordinary men, equivalent to 'Sir' or 'Mr'.

In the Polynesian island monarchy of [[Tonga]], as opposed to the situation in Europe, barons are granted this imported title (in English), alongside traditional chiefly styles, and continue to hold and exercise some political power.