baronic
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]baronic (not comparable)
- (rare) Baronial.
- baronic crown, baronic castle
- 1993, Themba Sono, From democracy to partocracy: why a party system is undemocratic:
- King Richard's levy of tribute stirred so much spirit of resistance that when John ascended the throne he was unable, try as he did, to placate the wrath of the barons and clergy whose united attacks upon him led him to succumb to the baronic and clerical demands of the celebrated Magna Charta, which is the lasting monument to his defeat and the abiding foundation of the English constitution.