barony : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: barony	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for barony
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
barony n the estate of a baron the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness Synonym(s): baronetcy, barony the domain of a baron
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barony \Bar"o*ny\, n.; pl. {Baronies}. [OF. baronie, F. baronnie, LL. baronia. See {Baron}.] 1. The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or rank of a baron. 2. In Ireland, a territorial division, corresponding nearly to the English hundred, and supposed to have been originally the district of a native chief. There are 252 of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It may be held by a commoner. --Brande & C.