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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. The wife or widow of a baron.
  2. n. A woman holding the title to a barony.
  3. n. Used as the title for such a noblewoman.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. The wife of a baron, or (in a few cases in England) a lady holding a baronial title as a peeress in her own right.

Wiktionary

  1. n. The female ruler of a barony. The male equivalent is baron.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A baron's wife; also, a lady who holds the baronial title in her own right.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron

Examples

  • “ANNOUNCER: Thatcher retired from Parliament in 1992 and was given the title baroness, but politics remained her passion.”

    CNN Transcript Apr 10, 2005

  • “She had been awarded a title baroness by the time she joined us the fall of '93.”

    CNN Transcript Jun 17, 2001

  • “But on my forefinger I wore a heavy gold ring -- the gift of a certain German baroness whose name I may not mention.”

    The Adventures of Gerard

  • “If, that is, the baroness is the Master Criminal. ”

    The Mummy Case

  • “Mr. ROCCA: But the baroness was a real horrible person.”

    NPR: Opening Panel Round

  • “The baroness was the one who secured my access to the museum in Austria for my research on the Spear of Destiny.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Poet Prince

  • “There is a dreadful second rater in The House of Lords called baroness Scotland: hope she gets the Order of The Boot along with Amos”

    Who Will Follow John Reid Out of the Cabinet?

  • “The baroness is a woman of volatile and impetuous character and she was trying to make an impression on you.”

    The Mummy Case

  • “Mr. Direck was not accustomed to titled people, and was suddenly in doubt whether you called a baroness "My Lady" or "Your Ladyship," so he wisely avoided any form of address until he had a lead from Mr. Britling.”

    Mr. Britling Sees It Through

  • “The baroness was a charming woman who used a moderate invalidism in a smiling imperturbable fashion to insure herself a certain immunity from the demands of her autocratic lord.”

    The White Morning

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