baroness

English · Deutsch · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

baroness

  • /ˌbæ.ɹəˈnɛs/ UK

Where it comes from

From Middle English baronesse; equivalent to baron + -ess.

noun baronesses

  1. The wife of a baron.
  2. A woman holding a baronial title in her own right; a female ruler of a barony.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ladyship, dame, milady, baron, lady, mrs, madam, madame, missus, vice-president, sarah, high, dna, katharine, catherine, emma

Translations

Every language

noun female ruler of a barony

Españolbaronesa
中文男爵夫人 nánjué fūrén, 女性男爵 nǚxìng nánjué
Portuguêsbaronesa
Françaisbaronne
DeutschBaronin, Baronesse
Italianobaronessa
Ελληνικάβαρόνη varóni
Русскийбароне́сса baronéssa

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"baroness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/baroness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

baroness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/baroness

Chicago

"baroness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/baroness.

BibTeX
@misc{baroness_2026,
  title = {baroness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/baroness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}