From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Barony \Bar"o*ny\, n.; pl. Baronies. [OF. baronie, F. baronnie, LL. baronia. See Baron.] 1. The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or rank of a baron. [1913 Webster] 2. In Ireland, a territorial division, corresponding nearly to the English hundred, and supposed to have been originally the district of a native chief. There are 252 of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It may be held by a commoner. --Brande & C. [1913 Webster]