baronage
/ˈbɛrənɪdʒ/
noun
- The entire body of barons (nobles of the lowest rank) in a country, especially in historical contexts.
- In medieval England, the baronage held significant political power.
- The baronage gathered to advise the king on matters of state.
- The historian wrote a book about the baronage of the 13th century.
- The rank or title of a baron.
- She was the first woman to hold that baronage.
- The ceremony officially granted him the baronage.
- He inherited the baronage after his father's death.
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