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barony

noun
/ˈbæ.ɹə.ni/UK

Etymology

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

  1. derived from baronie
  2. inherited from baronie

Definitions

  1. The domain of a baron or baroness, usually as part of a larger kingdom or empire.

    • In Ireland... an head constable for each barony or hundred, being 252.
    • The Baronies appear to have been formed successively on the submission of the Irish chiefs... the territory of each constituting a barony.

  2. The baronage

    The baronage: the body of barons in a realm.

  3. Baronship, the rank or position of a baron.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. The legal tenure of a baron's land

      The legal tenure of a baron's land; military tenure.

The neighborhood

Derived

burgh of barony, Evenwood and Barony

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at barony. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01barony02baronage03peers04lords05lord06baron

A definitional loop anchored at barony. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at barony

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA