\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.