BARONESS


Meaning of BARONESS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈber-ə-nəs, ˈba-rə-, -ˌnes, US also ]

ˌber-ə-ˈnes, ˌba-rə- noun

Date: 15th century

1. : the wife or widow of a baron

2. : a woman who holds a baronial title in her own right

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.