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- Old French · derived frombaronie
- Middle English · inherited frombaronie
- English todaybarony
From Middle English baronie, baronye, from Old French baronie, equivalent to baron + -y.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
barony
Today it means: Synonym of hundred, an English administrative division originally reckoned as comprising 100 hides and in various numbers composing counties. Full definition →
Middle English baronie ← Old French baronie