1. Noun
The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or rank of a baron.
2. Noun
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.
3. Noun
the estate of a baron
Vocabulary classified under Law
4. Noun
the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness
Vocabulary classified under Sociology
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