BARONY: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
| Pronunciation: | | 'barunee
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- [n] the domain of a baron
- [n] the estate of a baron
- [n] the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness
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| | Synonyms: | | baronetcy |
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| | See Also: | | acres, demesne, demesne, domain, estate, land, land, landed estate, rank | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bar"o*ny\, n.; pl. {Baronies}. [OF. baronie, F.
baronnie, LL. baronia. See {Baron}.]
1. The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or
rank of a baron.
2. In Ireland, a territorial division, corresponding nearly
to the English hundred, and supposed to have been
originally the district of a native chief. There are 252
of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It
may be held by a commoner. --Brande & C.
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