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.

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Meanings

nounbarony by writ (plural barony by writs)

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.
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APA

barony by writ. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barony%20by%20writ

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barony by writ,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barony%20by%20writ.

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