baronage

Meaning

Noun

  • barons or nobles collectively
  • an annotated list of barons or peers
  • barony, the dignity or rank of a baron
  • barony, the land which gives title to a baron

Origin

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

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