Meanings
nounbaronage (plural baronages)
plural baronages
- barons or nobles collectively
the baronage of the kingdom
a. 1716 (date written), [Gilbert] Burnet, edited by [Gilbert Burnet Jr.], Bishop Burnet’s History of His Own Time. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] Thomas Ward […], published 1724, →OCLC - an annotated list of barons or peers
- obsoletebarony, the dignity or rank of a baron
- obsoletebarony, the land which gives title to a baron
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Middle Englishbarnage
- Englishbaronage
From Middle English barnage, from Old French (and Anglo-Norman) barnage, from baron + -age, with the loss of a syllable.
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baronage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baronage
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“baronage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baronage. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baronage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baronage.
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