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Barony : (noun)
1: the estate of a baron
2: the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness
[syn: baronetcy]
3: the domain of a baron
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Barony : \Bar"o*ny\, n.; pl. Baronies. [OF. baronie, F.
baronnie, LL. baronia. See Baron.]
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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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