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baronage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | peerage |
| Type of | aristocracy, nobility |
Examples of baronage
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In Richard's view, this put a dangerous amount of power in the hands of the baronage.
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Indeed the peerage was anciently termed the baronage before the higher degrees were created.
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He took great care not to address the baronage, or summon Parliament, until after his coronation.
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The modern peerage system is a continuation and renaming of the baronage which existed in feudal times.
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The committee rejected the demand, and Grosseteste foiled an attempt on the king's part to separate the clergy from the baronage.
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This not only exposed the north of England to Scottish attacks, but also jeopardized the possessions of the English baronage in Scotland.
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The baronage took advantage of increasing population and demand to build new estates, based mostly on wheat, and the new villages were inhabited mostly by landless laborers.
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Louis entered Italy on 3 November 1347 and, after obtaining the support of many local princes, he entered Benevento early in 1348, much to the applause of the Neapolitan baronage.
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Robert's early career in Calabria, however, had been spent in feudal infighting and robber baronage and not in any organised subjugation of the Greek population.
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- Peerage: the peers of a kingdom considered as a group
- Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin (liber) baro meaning "(free) man, (free) warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English '''' meaning "nobleman".
- Barons or nobles collectively; an annotated list of barons or peers
- 1) the rank, title or dignity of a baron; barony. 2) barons collectively. 3) all of the peers or feudatories of a kingdom.
- The leading members of the landed elite, above the bannerets. The title of baron carried no specific duties or rights, though most were treated as peers.
