Definition of barony. Meaning of barony. Synonyms of barony

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Definition of barony

Barony
Barony Bar"o*ny, n.; pl. Baronies. [OF. baronie, F. baronnie, LL. baronia. See Baron.] 1. The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or rank of a baron. 2. In Ireland, a territorial division, corresponding nearly to the English hundred, and supposed to have been originally the district of a native chief. There are 252 of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It may be held by a commoner. --Brande & C.

Meaning of barony from wikipedia

- Barony may refer to: Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron Barony (county...
- England: Barony of Kendal Barony of Westmorland Burgh of barony List of Scottish feudal baronies Prescriptive barony Barony of Balmore Barony of Cartsburn...
- A burgh of barony was a type of Scottish town (burgh). Burghs of barony were distinct from royal burghs, as the title was granted to a landowner who, as...
- barony is a feudal rank, and not of the Peerage. The barony by tenure or feudal barony in England and Wales was similar to a Scottish feudal barony,...
- Coolock (Irish: An Chúlóg) is one of the baronies of Ireland. It was constituted as part of the old county of Dublin. Today, it covers much of the northern...
- Dublin (Irish: Barúntacht Bhaile Átha Cliath ) is one of the baronies in Ireland, an historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Donnybrook...
- The barony of Castleknock (Irish: Caisleán Cnucha meaning "Cnucha's Castle") is one of the baronies of Ireland. Originally part of the Lordship of Meath...
- Norman invasion. Some early baronies were later subdivided into half baronies with the same standing as full baronies. Baronies were mainly cadastral rather...
- England, a feudal barony or barony by tenure was the highest degree of feudal land tenure, namely per baroniam (Latin for "by barony"), under which the...
- The Barony of Vaud was an appanage of the County of Savoy, corresponding roughly to the modern Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It was created by a process...