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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the peers of a kingdom considered as a group;
[syn: peerage, baronage]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Baronage \Bar"on*age\, n. [OE. barnage, baronage, OF. barnage, F. baronnage; cf. LL. baronagium.] [1913 Webster] 1. The whole body of barons or peers. [1913 Webster] The baronage of the kingdom. --Bp. Burnet. [1913 Webster] 2. The dignity or rank of a baron. [1913 Webster] 3. The land which gives title to a baron. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

baronage n 1: the peers of a kingdom considered as a group [syn: peerage, baronage]