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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Because the baroness is right: Britain has been for sale for decades. Matt Slater, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024 In the late 1950s, LaVey formed a magic circle in San Francisco to explore black magic and the occult (the regulars included friends like Anger, the Danish baroness Carin de Plessen, and fantasy/sci-fi writers such as Fritz Leiber and August Derleth, the first publisher of H. P. Lovecraft). Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024 If your mind immediately goes to the Bridgerton baronesses, there was in fact a collab done in 2021. Brie Schwartz, Glamour, 23 July 2024 The 1986 Sydney Pollack film starred Streep and Robert Redford as a baroness and a big game hunter who fall in love in a lush desert romance. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for baroness 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 22 Dec. 2024.

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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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