Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to a baron or barony.
- adjective Suited for or befitting a baron; stately and grand.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to a baron or a barony, or to the order of barons: as, baronial possessions; the baronial dignity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to a baron or a barony.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective belonging or relating to a
baron or barons - adjective suitable for a baron
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective impressive in appearance
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Examples
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a family party of old and young, they were having a good time, with a freedom which she called baronial; the ladies wore white satin, or black lace, but the men were in sack-coats; she chose to attribute them, for no reason but their outlandishness, to Transylvania.
Complete March Family Trilogy William Dean Howells 1878
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a family party of old and young, they were having a good time, with a freedom which she called baronial; the ladies wore white satin, or black lace, but the men were in sack-coats; she chose to attribute them, for no reason but their outlandishness, to Transylvania.
Their Silver Wedding Journey — Complete William Dean Howells 1878
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a family party of old and young, they were having a good time, with a freedom which she called baronial; the ladies wore white satin, or black lace, but the men were in sack-coats; she chose to attribute them, for no reason but their outlandishness, to Transylvania.
Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 2 William Dean Howells 1878
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The house is built of reddish granite in what is called the baronial style, with a sprinkling of peaked gables and pepper-box turrets, and
Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 Sarah Tytler 1870
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It is known as the baronial, and architects in all parts of the country, when building a modern mansion in the castellated manner, have invariably followed it.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 445 Volume 18, New Series, July 10, 1852 Various 1836
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In Katmandu I caught rumors of a couple in the uplands who lived a kind of baronial existence among tribespeople whose benefactors and teachers they were.
The Boat of a Million Years Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1989
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When Walter Scott failed, and Abbotsford was encumbered with a large debt, when his dream of restoring a kind of baronial life was all shattered, he did a grander work than in the building of that magnificent estate; for he strove with all the powers of his mind to earn the money which should repay his creditors.
Hold Up Your Heads, Girls! : Helps for Girls, in School and Out Annie H Ryder
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The 37-foot gallery opens onto the "baronial" living room with
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The 37-foot gallery opens onto the "baronial" living room with
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The 37-foot gallery opens onto the "baronial" living room with
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