baroness

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbærənɛs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbærənɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bar′ə nis)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
bar•on•ess /ˈbærənɪs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. World Historythe wife of a baron.
  2. World Historya woman holding the rank of baron.
    See -ess.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bar•on•ess  (bar′ə nis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. World Historythe wife of a baron.
  2. World Historya woman holding a baronial title in her own right.
  • Anglo-French, Old French
  • Anglo-French, Middle French (see baron, -ess); replacing Middle English barnesse
  • late Middle English baronnesse 1400–50
    See -ess. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
baroness / ˈbærənɪs/, baronne / barɔn/
  1. the wife or widow of a baron
  2. a woman holding the rank of baron in her own right
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Or•czy  (ôrt′sē),USA pronunciation n. 
    Em•mus•ka  (em′mŏŏsh ko),USA pronunciation Baroness, 1865–1947, English novelist, born in Hungary.
'baroness' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Boothroyd - Cheshire - Dinesen - Grey-Thompson - James - May - Morgan - Orczy - Rendell - Ryder - Ward - Wootton - ward

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