baroness
noun /ˈbærənəs/
/ˌbærəˈnes/
- a woman who has the same rank as a baron. In the UK, baronesses use the title Lady or Baroness
- Baroness Thatcher
- the wife of a baron
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French baronesse, from baron, from medieval Latin baro, baron- ‘man, warrior’, probably of Germanic origin.