barony

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbæ.ɹə.ni/

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Noun

barony (plural baronies)

1. The domain of a baron or baroness, usually as part of a larger kingdom or empire.
   1. (historical, Ireland) Synonym of hundred, an English administrative division originally reckoned as comprising 100 hides and in various numbers composing counties.
      • a. 1687, W. Petty, The Political Anatomy of Ireland, page 326:

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

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

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

   2. (Scotland) Any large manor or estate, regardless of its owner's rank.
2. (obsolete) The baronage: the body of barons in a realm.
3. Baronship, the rank or position of a baron.
4. (law) The legal tenure of a baron's land; military tenure.

Synonyms

• (administrative division): See hundred

Hyponyms

• (administrative division): See carucate (¹⁄₁₀₀ barony & for other subdivisions)

Derived terms

• burgh of barony
• Evenwood and Barony

Translations

a dominion ruled by a baron or baroness

• Arabic: بارونِيَّة f (bārōniyya)
• Catalan: baronia (ca) f
• Danish: baroni n
• Dutch: baronie (nl) f
• Esperanto: baronio, baronujo, baronlando
• French: baronnie (fr) f
• Galician: baronía f
• German: Baronie f, Baronat n
• Greek: βαρονία (el) f (varonía)
• Hebrew: ברונות f (bronút)
• Hungarian: báróság (hu)
• Irish: barúntacht f

  Middle Irish: barúntacht f

• Italian: baronia (it) f
• Lithuanian: baronija f
• Middle English: baronie
• Persian: بارون‌نشین (bâron-nešin)
• Polish: baronia (pl) f
• Portuguese: baronato (pt) m, baronia (pt) f
• Russian: во́тчина (ru) f (vótčina), поме́стье (ru) n (poméstʹje), владе́ние (ru) n (vladénije), име́ние (ru) n (iménije)
• Spanish: baronía (es) f
• Swedish: baroni n, friherrskap n
• Turkish: baronluk (tr)

any large manor or estate in Scotland

• Irish: mainéar m

See also

• county
• duchy
• margravate
• marquisate
• nobility
• kingdom
• principality
• regality
• royalty
• viscounty

Anagrams

• Brayon, Raybon, baryon

Middle English

Noun

barony

1. Alternative form of baronie

Yola

Noun

barony

1. Alternative form of baronie
   • 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132:

     YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH.

     OLD SONG OF THE BARONY OF FORTH.

References

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 132