Barony
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
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.