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baroness

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bar·on·ess  (br-ns)
n.
1.
a. The wife or widow of a baron.
b. A woman holding the title to a barony.
2. Used as the title for such a noblewoman.
baroness
Noun
1. a woman holding the rank of baron
2. the wife or widow of a baron
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.baronessbaroness - a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
noblewoman, peeress, Lady - a woman of the peerage in Britain
Translations
baroness [ˈbærənɪs] n → baronesa
baroness [ˈbærənɪs] baron n → baronne f
baroness [ˈbærənɪs] n (baron's wife) → Baronin f;
(baron's daughter) → Baroness f, Baronesse f
baroness [ˈbærənɪs] n → baronessa


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Baroness Shilton, a friend of Petritsky's, with a rosy little face and flaxen hair, resplendent in a lilac satin gown, and filling the whole room, like a canary, with her Parisian chatter, sat at the round table making coffee.
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Those who can read German will find an excellent guide, in this respect, in Frau Foerster-Nietzsche's exhaustive and highly interesting biography of her brother: "Das Leben Friedrich Nietzsche's" (published by Naumann); while the works of Deussen, Raoul Richter, and Baroness Isabelle von Unger- Sternberg, will be found to throw useful and necessary light upon many questions which it would be difficult for a sister to touch upon.
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