barony Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the estate of a baron
  2. noun the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness
    baronetcy.
  3. noun the domain of a baron

WordNet

Bar"o*ny noun
Etymology
OF. baronie, F. baronnie, LL. baronia. See Baron.
Wordforms
plural Baronies
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913