barony

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/ˈbæ.ɹə.ni/ (UK)

Definition of barony

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(Ireland, historical)The domain of a baron or baroness, usually as part of a larger kingdom or empire.

“In Ireland... an head constable for each barony or hundred, being 252.”
“The Baronies appear to have been formed successively on the submission of the Irish chiefs... the territory of each constituting a barony.”

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noun

(Ireland, historical)The domain of a baron or baroness, usually as part of a larger kingdom or empire.

“In Ireland... an head constable for each barony or hundred, being 252.”
“The Baronies appear to have been formed successively on the submission of the Irish chiefs... the territory of each constituting a barony.”
(Scotland)The domain of a baron or baroness, usually as part of a larger kingdom or empire.
(obsolete)The baronage: the body of barons in a realm.
Baronship, the rank or position of a baron.
The legal tenure of a baron's land; military tenure.

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From Middle English baronie, baronye, from Old French baronie, equivalent to baron + -y.

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