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Definition of "baronial" [ba•ro•ni•al]

  • Of or relating to a baron or barony. (adjective)
  • Suited for or befitting a baron; stately and grand: a baronial mansion. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "baronial" in a sentence
  • "a family party of old and young, they were having a good time, with a freedom which she called baronial; the ladies wore white satin, or black lace, but the men were in sack-coats; she chose to attribute them, for no reason but their outlandishness, to Transylvania."
  • "The house is built of reddish granite in what is called the baronial style, with a sprinkling of peaked gables and pepper-box turrets, and"
  • "It is known as the baronial, and architects in all parts of the country, when building a modern mansion in the castellated manner, have invariably followed it."