baronage

English

Etymology

Middle English, from Old French (and Anglo-Norman) barnage, from baron + -age, with the loss of a syllable.

Noun

baronage (plural baronages)

  1. Barons or nobles collectively.
    • Bishop Burnet
      the baronage of the kingdom
  2. An annotated list of barons or peers.
  3. (obsolete) The dignity or rank of a baron.
  4. (obsolete) The land which gives title to a baron.
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