BARONIES

Noun

baronies

plural of barony

Anagrams

• sea robin, searobin

Source: Wiktionary


BARONY

Bar"o*ny, n.; pl. Baronies (. Etym: [OF. baronie, F. baronnie, LL. baronia. See Baron.]

1. The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or rank of a baron.

2. In Ireland, a territorial division, corresponding nearly to the English hundred, and supposed to have been originally the district of a native chief. There are 252 of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It may be held by a commoner. Brande & C.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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