baroness

bar-on-ess · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The wife or widow of a baron.

  2. 2.

    A woman holding the rank of baron in her own right.

Forms

plural: baronesses

Related words

See also: baron, lady, nobility
Synonyms: noblewoman, peeress

Etymology

From Old French baron + feminine suffix -ess.