baronage

English

Etymology

From Middle English barnage, from Old French (and Anglo-Norman) barnage, from baron + -age, with the loss of a syllable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbæɹənɪd͡ʒ/

Noun

baronage (plural baronages)

1. barons or nobles collectively
   • a. 1716 (date written), [Gilbert] Burnet, edited by [Gilbert Burnet Jr.], Bishop Burnet’s History of His Own Time. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] Thomas Ward […], published 1724, →OCLC:

     the baronage of the kingdom

2. an annotated list of barons or peers
3. (obsolete) barony, the dignity or rank of a baron
4. (obsolete) barony, the land which gives title to a baron