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baronage

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bar⋅on⋅age

  [bar-uh-nij]
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–noun
1. the entire British peerage, including all dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, and barons.
2. Also, barony. the dignity or rank of a baron.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME barunage < AF (see baron, -age ); r. ME barnage < OF
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bar·on·age   (bār'ə-nĭj)   
n.  

  1. The peers of a kingdom considered as a group.

  2. Barons considered as a group.

  3. The rank or dignity of a baron.

  4. A list of barons.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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