Definition of Barny
Bar"o*ny (&?;), n.; pl.
Baronies (&?;). [OF. baronie, F. baronnie,
LL. baronia. See Baron.] 1. The fee or
domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or rank of a baron.
2. In Ireland, a territorial division,
corresponding nearly to the English hundred, and supposed to have
been originally the district of a native chief. There are 252 of these
baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It may be held by a
commoner. Brande & C.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A dominion ruled by a baron or baroness. It was often part of a larger kingdom or empire.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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