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Definition of baroness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

baroness

noun
 
/ˈbærənəs/
 
/ˌbærəˈnes/
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  1. a woman who has the same rank as a baron. In the UK, baronesses use the title Lady or Baroness
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  2. the wife of a baron
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French baronesse, from baron, from medieval Latin baro, baron- ‘man, warrior’, probably of Germanic origin.
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