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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Barony \Bar"o*ny\, n.; pl {Baronies}. [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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: barony n 1: the estate of a baron 2: the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness [syn: {baronetcy}] 3: the domain of a baron
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