Baron or barren?

noun The male ruler of a barony

noun A male member of the lowest rank of English nobility (the equivalent rank in Scotland is lord)

noun A person of great power in society, especially in business and politics

railroad baron

noun UKslangA prisoner who gains power and influence by lending or selling goods such as tobacco

noun A baron of beef, a cut made up of a double sirloin

noun Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euthalia

adjective Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile

I silently wept as my daughter's husband rejected her. What would she do now that she was no longer a maiden but also barren?

noun An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place

adjective Not bearing seed or fruit

noun In particular, a usually elevated and flat expanse of land that only supports the growth of small trees and shrubs, and sometimes mosses or heathers, berries, and other marshy or moory vegetation…

The pine barrens are a site lonely enough to suit any hermit

adjective Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation; desert, waste

adjective Devoid, lacking

August 28, 1731, Jonathan Swift, letter to John Gay But schemes are perfectly accidental. Some will appear barren of hints and matter, but prove to be fruitful

adjective Devoid of interest or attraction, poor, bleak

adjective Unproductive, fruitless, unprofitable; empty, hollow, vain