baroness

From Middle English baronesse; equivalent to baron +‎ -ess.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌbæ.ɹəˈnɛs/

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baroness (plural baronesses)

1. The wife of a baron.
2. A woman holding a baronial title in her own right; a female ruler of a barony.

• baronessa (“Italian baroness”)
• baronne (“French baroness”)

• baroness-in-waiting
• baronetess

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