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baroness
CIDE DICTIONARY
baroness, n.
A baron's wife; also, a lady who holds the baronial title in her own right; as, the Baroness Burdett-Coutts. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
baroness, n.
1 a woman holding the rank of baron either as a life peerage or as a hereditary rank.
2 the wife or widow of a baron.
1 a woman holding the rank of baron either as a life peerage or as a hereditary rank.
2 the wife or widow of a baron.
Etymology
ME f. OF baronesse (as BARON)
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