This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
baronage
[ bar-uh-nij ]
/ ˈbær ə nɪdʒ /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
the entire British peerage, including all dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, and barons.
Also barony. the dignity or rank of a baron.
QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Words nearby baronage
barometric error, barometric pressure, barometrograph, barometry, baron, baronage, Baron-Cohen, baroness, baronet, baronetage, baronetcy
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use baronage in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for baronage
baronage
/ (ˈbærənɪdʒ) /
noun
barons collectively
the rank or dignity of a baron
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012