barony
Americannoun
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the domain of a baron
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(in Ireland) a division of a county
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(in Scotland) a large estate or manor
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the rank or dignity of a baron
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a sphere of influence dominated by an industrial magnate or other powerful individual
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of barony
1250–1300; Middle English baronie < Anglo-French, Old French. See baron, -y 3
Example Sentences
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The idea of turning Lamb into a micronation occurred to Geller after he explored the possibility of buying the barony title which came with territory which had historically included the island.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2022
The prince marked his birthday by handing out a host of beribboned decorations, bestowing a barony on one follower and naming one of his sons Prince of the Malvinas and Tierra del Fuego.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2015
The barony of County Antrim's oldest town has been extinct since 1883.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2011
He winds up posing as the castle executioner in a barony now covertly run by the conniving Milus Corbett, played by Stephen Moyer of “True Blood.”
From Washington Post
“You don’t understand. Ambrose is heir to a barony off in Vintas.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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
These tools threaten their cozy baronies, carefully crafted over several generations.
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
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