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The definition of a baroness is a woman who is among the low ranking nobility or is a wife or widow of a nobleman of low rank.

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An example of a baroness is a noblewoman who is below the rank of count or viscount.

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See baroness in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

Origin: ME & OFr baronesse

See baroness in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The wife or widow of a baron.
b. A woman holding the title to a barony.
Used as the title for such a noblewoman.

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