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BARONY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does barony mean? 

BARONY (noun)
  The noun BARONY has 3 senses:

1. the estate of a baronplay

2. the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baronessplay

3. the domain of a baronplay

  Familiarity information: BARONY used as a noun is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


BARONY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The estate of a baron

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("barony" is a kind of...):

acres; demesne; estate; land; landed estate (extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use)


Sense 2

Meaning:

The rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

baronetcy; barony

Hypernyms ("barony" is a kind of...):

rank (relative status)


Sense 3

Meaning:

The domain of a baron

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("barony" is a kind of...):

demesne; domain; land (territory over which rule or control is exercised)


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