Definition of "baronies" [baronies]

• Plural form of barony. (noun)

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• "Strongbow's uncle, Herve, was endowed with two other cantreds, to the south of the town, now known as the baronies of Forth and Bargey, where the descendants of the Welsh and Flemish settlers then planted are still to be found in the industrious and sturdy population, known as Flemings, Furlongs,"
• "In Ireland counties are divided into "baronies," which are equivalent to the "hundreds" (_q. v._) in"
• "Seems unfair, but sons of earls are mere "Honorables," like the famous Mitford sisters and the children of viscounts and barons, except that first-born sons of earls and viscounts quite often use the title of one of dad's spare baronies."