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baronne

/bəˈɹɒn/

baronne noun: a French baroness.

Noun

baronne (plural baronnes)

  1. A French baroness.
    • They [the bracelets] now by right belonged to the dowager baronne, but she had insisted on giving them to her son for his bride, who, therefore, wore them on such occasions as the one we are describing.1864 October 15, Mariet, “Madame La Baronne de V⸺’s Diamond Bracelets. (A True Incident.)”, in Once a Week. An Illustrated Miscellany of Literature, Art, Science, & Popular Information, volume XI...
    • He certainly was not a herald of peace, and did not bring an olive branch by any means; on the contrary, he brought the news that—by means of threats, and even of violence—Count Waldeck and his sons had forced the Baronne to give up her jewels, her plate, and all the money there was in the château...[1870], Alexandre Dumas; [unknown, transl.], “Count Waldeck”, in The Page of the Duke of Savoy (The Waverley Dumas), London: The Waverley Book Company, Ltd., […], →OCLC, page 33

Forms of baronne

pluralbaronnes

Origin of baronne

Borrowed from French baronne.

Questions about baronne

What does baronne mean?
Baronne means a French baroness.
What part of speech is baronne?
Baronne is a noun.
How do you pronounce baronne?
Baronne is pronounced /bəˈɹɒn/.
What is the plural of baronne?
The plural of baronne is baronnes.

Words near baronne in the dictionary

  1. Baronis
  2. baronize
  3. baronized
  4. baronizes
  5. baronizing
  6. baronne
  7. baronnes
  8. baronries
  9. baronry
  10. barons
  11. barons of beef

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