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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: baronies (0.02657 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to baronies.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: barony
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
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Baronies
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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
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