Thesaurus: barony

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1. n. The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or rank of a baron.
2. n. 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. n. the estate of a baron
4. n. the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness
5. n. the domain of a baron
6. 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.
7. n:100 n. the estate of a baron n. the domain of a baron