barony

[ bar-uh-nee ]

/ ˈbær ə ni /

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noun, plural bar·o·nies.

the domain of a baron.

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Origin of barony

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

Words nearby barony

barong tagalog, baronial, baronize, baron of beef, Barons' War, barony, barophilic, barophoresis, baroque, baroque organ, baroreceptor

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How to use barony in a sentence

He was needed to set right his barony, for he himself grew weak and his vassals quarrelsome.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
And Herbert began to call to arms the vassals of the barony, and chuckled when he thought of the brave times ahead.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
Up and down the barony went Sebastian, showing his scars inflicted by paynims, drawing all after him.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
Dashwood retired with Bute and the barony of Despencer was called out of abeyance in his favour.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt

You remember that the unsuccessful claimant in the Bearsdale case got a barony?
Tristram of Blent|Anthony Hope

British Dictionary definitions for barony

barony

/ (ˈbærənɪ) /

noun plural -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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