Baronic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Baronial. not-comparable, rare

    "baronic crown, baronic castle"

Example

More examples

"King Richard's levy of tribute stirred so much spirit of resistance that when John ascended the throne he was unable, try as he did, to placate the wrath of the barons and clergy whose united attacks upon him led him to succumb to the baronic and clerical demands of the celebrated Magna Charta, which is the lasting monument to his defeat and the abiding foundation of the English constitution."

Etymology

From baron + -ic.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.