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Barony logo #10101) Acres 2) Demesne 3) Domain of a British nobleman 4) Domain of a peer 5) Estate 6) Land 7) Landed estate 8) Lowest noble rank 9) Noble domain 10) The domain of a baron 11) The estate of a baron 12) Type of country subdivision 13) Vast private landholding
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Barony logo #10101) Baronetcy
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Barony logo #21000 A modern geographic barony, in Scotland, Ireland and outlying parts of England, constitutes an administrative division of a country, usually of lower rank and importance than a county. ==Origin== A geographic barony is a remnant from mediaeval times of the area of land held under the form of feudal land tenure termed feudal barony, or barony by te...
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Barony logo #21000[Ireland] In Ireland, a barony (barúntacht, plural barúntachtaí) is a historical subdivision of a county, analogous to the hundreds into which the counties of England were divided. Baronies were created during the Tudor reconquest of Ireland, replacing the earlier cantreds formed after the original Norman invasion. Some early baronies we...
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Barony logo #21000[de] The Barony de Colville of Castle Bytham is a Barony of the Peerage of England. Centred on Castle Bytham in Lincolnshire a notable holder is Roger de Colville, recorded as the first true Baron. The de Colville/Colvin family originated in England following the Norman Conquest with Gilbert of Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy noted as a knight...
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Barony logo #21002• (n.) In Ireland, a territorial division, corresponding nearly to the English hundred, and supposed to have been originally the district of a native chief. There are 252 of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It may be held by a commoner. • (n.) The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or rank of a baron.Baron...
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barony logo #20973Origin: OF. Baronie, F. Baronnie, LL. Baronia. See Baron. ... 1. The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or rank of a baron. ... 2. In Ireland, a territorial division, corresponding nearly to the English hundred, and supposed to have been originally the district of a native chief. There are 252 of these baronies. In Scotland, an extens...
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Barony logo #20972Bar'o·ny noun ; plural Baronies [ Old French baronie , French baronnie , Late Latin baronia . See Baron .] 1. The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or rank of a baron. 2. In Ireland, a territorial division, corresponding near...
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barony logo #21477An area within a country.
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barony logo #20400[n] - the estate of a baron 2. [n] - the domain of a baron
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barony logo #20974 noun the domain of a baron
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