barony

Meanings

Plural: baronies

Noun

• the estate of a baron
• the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness
• the domain of a baron
• The domain of a baron or baroness, usually as part of a larger kingdom or empire.
• Synonym of hundred, an English administrative division originally reckoned as comprising 100 hides and in various numbers composing counties.
• The domain of a baron or baroness, usually as part of a larger kingdom or empire.
• Any large manor or estate, regardless of its owner's rank.
• 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.

Synonyms

baronetcy, hundred

Related Words

county, duchy, kingdom, margravate, marquisate, nobility, principality, regality, royalty, viscounty