barony

B3A1R1O1N1Y4
UK/ˈbæ.ɹə.ni/

noun

Synonym of hundred, an English administrative division originally reckoned as comprising 100 hides and in various numbers composing counties.

Similar
hundredbaronetcy
OriginMiddle English baronie ← Old French baronie →
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Meanings

nounbarony (plural baronies)

plural baronies

  1. The domain of a baron or baroness, usually as part of a larger kingdom or empire.
    1. IrelandhistoricalSynonym of hundred, an English administrative division originally reckoned as comprising 100 hides and in various numbers composing counties.

      In Ireland... an head constable for each barony or hundred, being 252.

      a. 1687, W. Petty, The Political Anatomy of Ireland, page 326
      1 more example

      The Baronies appear to have been formed successively on the submission of the Irish chiefs... the territory of each constituting a barony.

      1873, General Report on the Census of England, volume IV, page 181

      Synonyms: hundred, hundred

    2. ScotlandAny large manor or estate, regardless of its owner's rank.
  2. obsoleteThe baronage: the body of barons in a realm.
  3. Baronship, the rank or position of a baron.
  4. lawThe legal tenure of a baron's land; military tenure.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of hundred, an English administrative division originally reckoned as comprising 100 hides and in various numbers composing counties.

Similar
hundredhundred

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness

Similar
baronetcy
Broader
rank
Also see
baronetcyhundred

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchbaronie
  2. Middle Englishbaronie
  3. Englishbarony

From Middle English baronie, baronye, from Old French baronie, equivalent to baron + -y.

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Translations

Arabic بارونِيَّة
  • بارونِيَّة (bārōniyya)a dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
Catalan baronia
  • baroniaa dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
Danish baroni
  • baronia dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
Dutch baronie
  • baroniea dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
Esperanto baronio, baronujo
  • baronioa dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
  • baronujoa dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
  • baronlandoa dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
Finnish paronikunta
  • paronikuntaa dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
French baronnie
  • baronniea dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
German Baronie, Baronat
  • Baroniea dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
  • Baronata dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
Greek βαρονία
  • βαρονία (varonía)a dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
Hebrew ברונות
  • ברונות (bronút)a dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
Hungarian báróság
  • bárósága dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
Irish mainéar, barúntacht
  • mainéarany large manor or estate in Scotland
  • barúntachta dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
Italian baronia
  • baroniaa dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
Lithuanian baronija
  • baronijaa dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
Persian باروننشین
  • باروننشین (bâron-nešin)a dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
Polish baronia
  • baroniaa dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
Portuguese baronato, baronia
  • baronatoa dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
  • baroniaa dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
Russian во́тчина, поме́стье
  • во́тчина (vótčina)a dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
  • поме́стье (poméstʹje)a dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
  • владе́ние (vladénije)a dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
  • име́ние (iménije)a dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
Spanish baronía
  • baroníaa dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
Swedish baroni, friherrskap
  • baronia dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
  • friherrskapa dominion ruled by a baron or baroness
Turkish baronluk
  • baronluka dominion ruled by a baron or baroness

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

barony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barony

MLA

“barony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barony. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barony,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barony.

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