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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

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Other Word Forms

  • nonbaronial adjective

Etymology

Origin of baronial

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

Example Sentences

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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

It will hang in Drapers’ Hall, the group’s baronial quarters in London’s financial district, which has a gallery of monarchs from King George III to Queen Victoria.

From New York Times • May 14, 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

The castle itself is an example of Scottish baronial architecture, and is classified by Historic Environment Scotland as a category A listed building.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2022

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