baroness

noun

bar·​on·​ess ˈber-ə-nəs How to pronounce baroness (audio)
ˈba-rə-,
-ˌnes,
 US also  ˌber-ə-ˈnes,
ˌba-rə-
1
: the wife or widow of a baron
2
: a woman who holds a baronial title in her own right

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While Hetty was visible, Jay’s heartbroken cousin Sunil, who was visiting Woodstone B&B, saw the baroness and was taken with her refinement. Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025 Marianne Faithfull's father was once a spy; her mother a pence-less baroness. Scott Simon, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025 Her father worked in British intelligence, her mother a baroness. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2025 In the 1930s, two German families and a baroness moved to Floreana, a barely populated island in the Galápagos. airmail.news, 7 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for baroness

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of baroness was in the 15th century

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“Baroness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baroness. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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baroness

noun
bar·​on·​ess ˈbar-ə-nəs How to pronounce baroness (audio)
1
: the wife or widow of a baron
2
: a woman holding the rank of baron
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