Definition of baronies:
(n) :
The domain of a baron or baroness, usually as part of a larger kingdom or empire.
(n) :
Baronship, the rank or position of a baron.
(n) :
(Scotland) Any large manor or estate, regardless of its owner's rank.
(n) :
(law) The legal tenure of a baron's land; military tenure.
(n) :
(historical, Ireland) Synonym of hundred, an English administrative division originally reckoned as comprising 100 hides and in various numbers composing counties.
(n) :
(obsolete) The baronage: the body of barons in a realm.