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Definition of Baroness
1. Noun. A noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron.
Definition of Baroness
1. n. A baron's wife; also, a lady who holds the baronial title in her own right; as, the Baroness Burdett-Coutts.
Definition of Baroness
1. Noun. The female ruler of a barony. The male equivalent is baron. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Baroness
1. the wife of a baron [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Baroness
Literary usage of Baroness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"How the baroness Hid Her Husband on a Vessel [Special Cable to THE New ...
The story of how baroness Hans Heinrich von Wolf, who was Miss Humphreys, ..."
2. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1896)
"baroness—Say to succeed him. Heaven doesn't create two such men at the same time.
... baroness—If you haven't any other proofs of his faithfulness ..."
3. Diary and correspondence of samuel pepys f.r.s.. by Samuel Pepys (1854)
"Gd. The baroness d'Oberkirch, being the intimate friend of the Empress of Russia,
wife of Paul I., and [the confidential companion of the Duchess of Bourbon ..."
4. The Advocate of Peace by American Peace Society (1912)
"President Goddard, of the Chicago Peace Society, and Mrs. Goddard have been
tireless in the work for the cause in connection with the visit of the baroness, ..."
5. New Englander and Yale Review by Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight (1879)
"The baroness Bunsen was a refined English woman who was fitted in every way by
... The Life and Letters of Frances, baroness Bunsen. By AUGUSTUS JC HAEE. ..."
6. Beethoven's Letters: A Critical Edition : with Explanatory Notes by Ludwig van Beethoven, Alfred Christlieb Kalischer, John South Shedlock (1909)
"[The highly interesting illustrated card shows the friendly intercourse between
Beethoven and his distinguished pupil, the baroness. ..."
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