Meanings
nounbaroness (plural baronesses)
plural baronesses
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Middle Englishbaronesse
- Englishbaroness
From Middle English baronesse; equivalent to baron + -ess.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan baronessa
- baronessafemale ruler of a barony
Chinese Mandarin 男爵夫人, 女性男爵
- 男爵夫人 (nánjué fūrén)female ruler of a barony
- 女性男爵 (nǚxìng nánjué)female ruler of a barony
Czech baronka
- baronkafemale ruler of a barony
Danish baronesse, baronesse
- baronessethe wife of a baron
- baronessefemale ruler of a barony
Dutch barones
- baronesfemale ruler of a barony
Esperanto baronino
- baroninofemale ruler of a barony
Estonian paruness
- parunessfemale ruler of a barony
Finnish paronitar, vapaaherratar
- paronitarthe wife of a baron
- vapaaherratarfemale ruler of a barony
- paronitarfemale ruler of a barony
French baronne
- baronnefemale ruler of a barony
German Baronin, Baronesse
- Baroninfemale ruler of a barony
- Baronessefemale ruler of a barony
Greek βαρόνη
- βαρόνη (varóni)female ruler of a barony
Hawaiian pālona wahine, barona wahine
- pālona wahinefemale ruler of a barony
- barona wahinefemale ruler of a barony
Hungarian bárónő, báróné
- bárónőfemale ruler of a barony
- bárónéfemale ruler of a barony
- baroneszfemale ruler of a barony
- bárókisasszonyfemale ruler of a barony
Irish banbharún
- banbharúnfemale ruler of a barony
Italian baronessa
- baronessafemale ruler of a barony
Latvian baronese, brīvkundze
- baronesefemale ruler of a barony
- brīvkundzefemale ruler of a barony
Lithuanian baronienė
- baronienėfemale ruler of a barony
Norwegian Bokmål baronesse
- baronessefemale ruler of a barony
Persian بارونس
- بارونس (bârones)female ruler of a barony
Polish baronowa, baronessa
- baronowathe wife of a baron
- baronessafemale ruler of a barony
Portuguese baronesa
- baronesafemale ruler of a barony
Russian бароне́сса
- бароне́сса (baronéssa)female ruler of a barony
Slovak barónka
- barónkafemale ruler of a barony
Spanish baronesa
- baronesafemale ruler of a barony
Swedish baronessa
- baronessafemale ruler of a barony
Turkish barones, barones
- baronesthe wife of a baron
- baronesfemale ruler of a barony
Cite this entry
APA
baroness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baroness
MLA
“baroness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baroness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baroness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baroness.
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