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bar·on·ess (--is)

noun

  1. a baron's wife, widow, or (in some European countries) daughter
  2. a woman with a barony in her own right

Etymology: ME & OFr baronesse

baroness Synonyms

baroness

n.

peeress, gentlewoman, noblewoman; see aristocrat, lady 3.

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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