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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
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British Dictionary definitions for baronage

baronage
/ (ˈbærənɪdʒ) /

noun
barons collectively
the rank or dignity of a baron
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