barony

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barony

/ˈbæ.ɹə.ni/ UK

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From Middle English baronie, baronye, from Old French baronie, equivalent to baron + -y.

noun baronies

Ireland, historical Synonym of hundred, an English administrative division originally reckoned as comprising 100 hides and in various numbers composing counties. In Ireland... an head constable for each barony or hundred, being 252.
Similar: hundred
Scotland Any large manor or estate, regardless of its owner's rank.
obsolete The baronage: the body of barons in a realm.
Baronship, the rank or position of a baron.
The legal tenure of a baron's land; military tenure.

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noun a dominion ruled by a baron or baroness

Español	baronía
Português	baronato, baronia
Français	baronnie
Deutsch	Baronie, Baronat
Italiano	baronia
Ελληνικά	βαρονία varonía
Русский	во́тчина vótčina, поме́стье poméstʹje, владе́ние vladénije, име́ние iménije
العربية	بارونِيَّة bārōniyya
עברית	ברונות bronút

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@misc{barony_2026,
  title = {barony},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/barony},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}