baronage
the entire British peerage, including all dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, and barons.
Also barony. the dignity or rank of a baron.
Origin of baronage
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How to use baronage in a sentence
The old baronage was thus hardly crushed before a new aristocracy took its place.
History of the English People | John Richard GreenThis letter was signed by the lay baronage only, not by the bishops.
The English Church in the Middle Ages | William HuntThe repudiation of the Provisions restored unity to the baronage.
The History of England | T.F. ToutHis views on the honesty of his baronage are most entertaining.
The structure of feudal society fronted a feudal king with two great rival powers in the baronage and the Church.
History of the English People, Volume III (of 8) | John Richard Green
British Dictionary definitions for baronage
/ (ˈbærənɪdʒ) /
barons collectively
the rank or dignity of a baron
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