baronage

[ bar-uh-nij ]

/ ˈbær ə nɪdʒ /

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noun

the entire British peerage, including all dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, and barons.

Also barony. the dignity or rank of a baron.

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Origin of baronage

1250–1300; Middle English barunage<Anglo-French (see baron, -age); replacing Middle English barnage<Old French

Words nearby baronage

barometric error, barometric pressure, barometrograph, barometry, baron, baronage, Baron-Cohen, baroness, baronet, baronetage, baronetcy

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How to use baronage in a sentence

The old baronage was thus hardly crushed before a new aristocracy took its place.
History of the English People|John Richard Green
This letter was signed by the lay baronage only, not by the bishops.
The English Church in the Middle Ages|William Hunt
The repudiation of the Provisions restored unity to the baronage.
The History of England|T.F. Tout
His views on the honesty of his baronage are most entertaining.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, September 22, 1920|Various

The structure of feudal society fronted a feudal king with two great rival powers in the Baronage and the Church.
History of the English People, Volume III (of 8)|John Richard Green

British Dictionary definitions for baronage

baronage

/ (ˈbærənɪdʒ) /

noun

barons collectively

the rank or dignity of a baron

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