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baroness
noun bar·on·ess \ˈber-ə-nəs, ˈba-rə-, -ˌnes, US also ˌber-ə-ˈnes, ˌba-rə-\
: a woman who is a member of a low rank of British nobility
: a woman who is a member of various ranks of nobility in other countries
: the wife or widow of a baron
Full Definition of BARONESS
1
: the wife or widow of a baron
2
: a woman who holds a baronial title in her own right
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First Known Use of BARONESS
15th century
Rhymes with BARONESS
ABS, acquiesce, bitter cress, CBS, coalesce, convalesce, crown princess, DES, decompress, deliquesce, derepress, dispossess, due process, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, full-court press, gentilesse, granny dress, in-process, inverness, Inverness, less and less, letterpress, luminesce, Lyonnesse, minidress, more or less, nonetheless, obsolesce, otherguess, overdress, pennycress, phosphoresce, politesse, prepossess, preprocess, recrudesce, repossess, reprocess, retrogress, second-guess, SOS, sweaterdress, underdress, watercress, window-dress, word process
BARONESS Defined for Kids
baroness
noun bar·on·ess \ˈber-ə-nəs\
Definition of BARONESS for Kids
1
: the wife or widow of a baron
2
: a woman who is a member of the lowest rank of British nobility
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