Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.
  • Ballentine's Law Dictionary

    The rank of a baron; the lands held by a baron.

  • Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition

    The dignity of a baron; a species of tenure; the territory or lands held by a baron. Spelman.
    —Barony of land. In England, a quantity of land amounting to 15 acres. In Ireland, a subdivision of a county.