baroness
baroness
Definition
bar·on·ess (--is)
noun
- a baron's wife, widow, or (in some European countries) daughter
- a woman with a barony in her own right
Etymology: ME & OFr baronesse
baroness
Synonyms
baroness
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- thank: LORD ASTOR OF HEVER My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Williams, for introducing this important debate.
- say: I have seen old friends who had not a tear to bestow on misfortune, " said the Baroness, nodding sadly.
- do: The noble Lord, Lord Judd, dealt in particular with Clause 8 on desertion, as did the noble Baroness, Lady Dean.
- make: When Margaret Thatcher stopped being PM, she was made a baroness and given a seat in House of Lords.
- see: I see the noble Baroness nodding her assent to that statement.
- include: The volunteers include a Baroness, an Oxford Chaplain, and a Serbian Olympic athlete.
Converse of subject
- make: However, let me point to the contribution made by the noble Baroness, Lady Warwick of Undercliffe.
- propose: The Home Office letter obstinately refuses to delete the effect leaving only " purpose " as proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady Miller.
- mention: Secondly, there is the question of the Olympic Games, mentioned by the noble Baroness, Lady Strange, and others.
Adjective modifier
- noble: The noble Baroness said: Clause 8 deals with the subject of fighting.
- Dutch: Born in Brussels in 1929, Audrey was the daughter of a British father and a Dutch Baroness.
- young: It is imperative for the Habsburgs that the cause of his death and all of the young baroness found beside him be concealed forever.
- late: Miss ( later Baroness, in her own right ) Burdett-Coutts was also connected with the school.
Modifies a noun
- carnegy: Baroness Carnegy of Lour: My Lords, I wonder if I may briefly ask the Minister a question about the charities order.
- anelay: Baroness Anelay of St Johns: I shall comment briefly on this group of amendments.
Noun used with modifier
- :d: I don't know whether it's an improvement or not, though... :D Baroness 18th August 2005, 19:52 Camera?
- porn: The Mirror - today's TV column reveals that Camille Coduri will star in a BBC3 drama as a porn baroness.
Possessives
- department: There is great gloom, and I readily understand the noble Baroness's department.
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