baroness

noun

bar·​on·​ess ˈber-ə-nəs 

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

Examples of baroness in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Prince William made a surprise video appearance at the BAFTA TV Awards over the weekend to praise Floella Benjamin, a baroness, for her work with children. —Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

baroness

noun

bar·​on·​ess ˈbar-ə-nəs 

1

: the wife or widow of a baron

2

: a woman holding the rank of baron