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baronies

baronies is the plural of barony.

Meaning of barony

Noun

barony (plural baronies)

  1. (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.a. 1687, W. Petty, The Political Anatomy of Ireland, page 326
    Synonyms:
    hundred
  2. (Scotland) Any large manor or estate, regardless of its owner's rank.
  3. (obsolete) The baronage: the body of barons in a realm.
  4. Baronship, the rank or position of a baron.
  5. The legal tenure of a baron's land; military tenure.

Questions about baronies

What is baronies the plural of?
Baronies is the plural of barony.

Words near baronies in the dictionary

  1. Baronh
  2. Baroni
  3. baronial
  4. baronially
  5. baronic
  6. baronies
  7. Baronis
  8. baronize
  9. baronized
  10. baronizes
  11. baronizing

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