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(1):

(n.) The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or rank of a baron.

(2):

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Barony'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/barony.html. 1828.
 
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