Barony
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The dignity of a baron; a species of tenure; the territory or lands held by a baron. Spelman.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The dignity of a baron; a species of tenure; the territory or lands held by a baron. Spelman, Gloss. It is possible that this tenure was distinct from that of knight service. 2 Holdsw. Hist. Eng. 1 In Scotland a large freehold estate even though the proprietor is uot a baron.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
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.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
The dignity of a baron. A species of tenure, a holding anciently by the service of attending the king in his courts, as a baron. ' The territory, of a baron, or the lands which form his tenancy. V. Baronia; Caput baronice.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
[L. Lat. baronia, baronatus.] In English law. The dignity of a baron. Spelman, voc. Baronia. A species of tenure. To hold by barony anciently meant to hold lands by the service of attending the king in his courts, as barons; or, according to Spelman, to be a baron of the realm, {esse baro regni.) Id. P, Cyclopoedia. The territory of a baron, or the lands which form his tenancy. Id. A barony sometimes consisted of several manors, the chief of which was called caput barcnim. Crabb's Hist. Eng. Law, 72. See Baronia, Caput baronicB,