barony (suomeksi)

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The domain of a baron or baroness, usually as part of a larger kingdom or empire.
(lb, en, historical, Ireland) (synonym of, hundred, nodot=1, lang=en), an English administrative division originally reckoned as comprising 100 hides and in various numbers composing counties.
* (ante, 1687) W. Petty, ''The Political Anatomy of Ireland'', page 326:
*: In Ireland... an head constable for each '''barony''' or hundred, being 252.
* '''1873''', General Report on the Census of England, volume IV, page 181:
*: The '''Baronies''' appear to have been formed successively on the submission of the Irish chiefs... the territory of each constituting a '''barony'''.
(lb, en, Scotland) Any large manor or estate, regardless of its owner's rank.
(lb, en, obsolete) The baronage: the body of barons in a realm.
baronship, Baronship, the rank or position of a baron.
(lb, en, law) The legal tenure of a baron's land; military tenure.