noun
baroness
ba-ruh-NEHS
noun
1
A woman married to a baron.
"As a baroness, she was invited to sit in the House of Lords with her husband."
"The baroness hosted a charity ball at the family estate."
2
A woman who holds a baronial title in her own right.
"She was made a baroness for her decades of public service."
How to Use Baroness
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe female form of baron — either a baron's wife or a woman who holds the title herself.
Common pairings
a baroness of the realm
made a baroness
the baroness and her estate
Word Forms
baronesses plural
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Etymology
From Middle English baronesse, built from baron plus the feminine ending -ess.