Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

baronial

American  
[buh-roh-nee-uhl] / bəˈroʊ ni əl /

adjective

  1. pertaining to a baron or barony or to the order of barons.

  2. befitting a baron.

    living in baronial splendor.


baronial British  
/ bəˈrəʊnɪəl /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or befitting a baron or barons

"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

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

Etymology

Origin of baronial

First recorded in 1760–70; barony + -al 1

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The novel begins with the birth of a boy named Lajos to his aloof, baronial parents, Sándor and Mária von Lázár.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The sprawling Scottish Borders estate, set in more than 160-acres, is one of only two baronial buildings designed by architect James Gillespie Graham.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Frederick Douglass depicted his plantation in Maryland as resembling “what the baronial domains were during the Middle Ages in Europe.”

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024

The focal point was the baronial great hall, two stories in height and an essentially Renaissance Revival setting, with a towering stained-glass window of a peacock in a garden by Louis Comfort Tiffany.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

He lived out there, eight miles from any neighbor, in masculine solitude in what might be called the halfacre gunroom of a baronial splendor.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "baronial" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com