barony

[ bar-uh-nee ]

noun,plural bar·o·nies.

the domain of a baron.
baronage (def. 2).

Origin of barony

1250–1300; Middle English baronie<Anglo-French, Old French. See baron, -y³

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How to use barony in a sentence

They seemed to him, both for their possessions and their law-abiding disposition, to be worthy of baronies at least.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard Bagwell
Quite a few industrial baronies on Gram would realize, before long, what they had lost in those men.
Space Viking | Henry Beam Piper
A lot of the Glaspyth barons lost their baronies—some of them their heads—after Duke Omfray was run out.
Space Viking | Henry Beam Piper
They were never mere royal officials, but peers of parliament, holding their temporalities as baronies under the crown.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 | Various
He was the guardian of all escheated baronies and of all vacant benefices.
Life of Thomas Becket | Henry Hart Milman

British Dictionary definitions for barony

barony

/ (ˈbærənɪ) /

nounplural -nies

- the domain of a baron
- (in Ireland) a division of a county
- (in Scotland) a large estate or manor
the rank or dignity of a baron

a sphere of influence dominated by an industrial magnate or other powerful individual

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