baronage

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: bar=on=age

CIDE DICTIONARY

baronage, n. [OE. barnage, baronage, OF. barnage, F. baronnage; cf. LL. baronagium.].

•  The whole body of barons or peers.  [1913 Webster]

  "The baronage of the kingdom."  [1913 Webster]
•  The dignity or rank of a baron.  [1913 Webster]
•  The land which gives title to a baron.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

baronage, n.
1 barons or nobles collectively.
2 an annotated list of barons or peers.

Etymology

ME f. OF barnage (as BARON)