English Explanatory Dictionary

barony

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The domain of a baron or baroness, usually as part of a larger kingdom or empire.
  2. Synonym of hundred, an English administrative division originally reckoned as comprising 100 hides and in various numbers composing counties.
  3. Any large manor or estate, regardless of its owner's rank.
  4. The baronage: the body of barons in a realm.
  5. Baronship, the rank or position of a baron.
  6. The legal tenure of a baron's land; military tenure.

Pronunciation

/ˈbæ.ɹə.ni/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-barony.wav

Word forms

barony baronies

Etymology

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

Synonyms

hundred

Related words

county duchy margravate marquisate nobility kingdom principality regality royalty viscounty

Derived words

burgh of barony Evenwood and Barony

Translations

Arabic: بارونِيَّة Catalan: baronia Danish: baroni Dutch: baronie Esperanto: baronio Esperanto: baronujo Esperanto: baronlando French: baronnie Galician: baronía German: Baronie German: Baronat Greek: βαρονία Hebrew: ברונות Hungarian: báróság Irish: barúntacht Middle Irish: barúntacht Italian: baronia Lithuanian: baronija Middle English: baronie Persian: باروننشین Polish: baronia Portuguese: baronato Portuguese: baronia Russian: во́тчина Russian: поме́стье Russian: владе́ние Russian: име́ние Spanish: baronía Swedish: baroni Swedish: friherrskap Turkish: baronluk
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