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baronage

[bar-uh-nij]

noun

the entire British peerage, including all dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, and barons.

Also, barony. the dignity or rank of a baron.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English barunage < Anglo-French (see baron, -age); replacing Middle English barnage < Old French

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baronage (ˈbærənɪdʒ)

—n
1.	barons collectively
2.	the rank or dignity of a baron

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