baroness
bar·on·ess [baroness baronesses] BrE [ˈbærənəs] NAmE [ˌbærəˈnes] noun 1. a woman who has the same rank as a ↑baron. In Britain, baronesses use the title Lady or Baroness •Baroness Thatcher 2. the wife of a ↑baron Word Origin: late Middle English: from Old French baronesse, from baron, from medieval Latin baro, baron- ‘man, warrior’, probably of Germanic origin.
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