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Webster 1913 Edition

Barony

Bar′o-ny

,
Noun.
;
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Barony

BAR'ONY

,
Noun.
The lordship, honor, or fee of a baron, whether spiritual or temporal. This lordship is held in chief of the king, and gives title to the possessor,or baron.

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