Definitions of barony [ˈbær ə ni]

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) barony
the domain of a baron.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < AF, OF)

Definition of 'barony'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) barony
the estate of a baron

2. (noun) baronetcy, barony
the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness

3. (noun) barony
the domain of a baron

Definition of 'barony'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) barony
the fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or rank of a baron

2. (noun) barony
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

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