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barony by writ

barony by writ noun: a form of English peerage created when the Crown issued a writ of summons to an individual to attend Parliament, followed by their actual sitting.

Noun

barony by writ (plural barony by writs)

  1. A form of English peerage created when the Crown issued a writ of summons to an individual to attend Parliament, followed by their actual sitting.

Forms of barony by writ

pluralbarony by writs

Questions about barony by writ

What does barony by writ mean?
Barony by writ means a form of English peerage created when the Crown issued a writ of summons to an individual to attend Parliament, followed by their actual sitting.
What part of speech is barony by writ?
Barony by writ is a noun.
What is the plural of barony by writ?
The plural of barony by writ is barony by writs.

Words near barony by writ in the dictionary

  1. barons
  2. barons of beef
  3. baronship
  4. baronships
  5. barony
  6. barony by writ
  7. baroo
  8. Baroody
  9. Baroodys
  10. Barooga
  11. baroos

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