baroness

[ bar-uh-nis ]
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noun
  1. the wife of a baron.

  2. a woman holding a baronial title in her own right.

Origin of baroness

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English baronnesse from Anglo-French, Middle French (see baron, -ess); replacing Middle English barnesse, from Anglo-French, Old French

usage note For baroness

What's the difference between baroness and baron? See -ess.

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British Dictionary definitions for baroness

baroness

/ (ˈbærənɪs) /


noun
  1. the wife or widow of a baron

  2. a woman holding the rank of baron in her own right

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