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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   barons or nobles collectively

   "the baronage of the kingdom"

2. 2
   the peers of a kingdom considered as a group wordnet
3. 3
   an annotated list of barons or peers
4. 4
   barony, the dignity or rank of a baron obsolete
5. 5
   barony, the land which gives title to a baron obsolete

Synonyms

All synonyms

aristocracychivalryelectelitehaut mondehigh life

Etymology

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

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