Definition of barony

• n. - The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or rank of a baron.
• n. - 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.
• n. - The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or rank of a baron.
• n. - 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.