barony
noun
the domain of a baron.
baronies
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pluralof barony.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It is one of the society’s 20 kingdoms in North America, each of which is subdivided into provinces, baronies and shires.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2018
If individualised, personalised production catches on, it may radically reshape the corporation, with its divisions, baronies and management structures.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2013
That wasn't done long ago because the Times and the ST were rival, unwilling baronies, protected in part by the terms of their fire-sale purchase three decades ago.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 16, 2012
It lies exhausted, humiliated and frightened beside the Potomac, a fragmented landscape of individual baronies, each building its own ramparts and reordering its own life.
From Time Magazine Archive
During their road trips across Texas together, his brother Joe Bill had always made a point of showing Mike the great football baronies of Texas—Texas A & M, the University of Texas, Baylor.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
