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n. - A noblewoman or the wife or widow of a nobleman.

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  • ANNOUNCER: Thatcher retired from Parliament in 1992 and was given the title baroness, but politics remained her passion.
  • She had been awarded a title baroness by the time she joined us the fall of '93.
  • But on my forefinger I wore a heavy gold ring -- the gift of a certain German baroness whose name I may not mention.
  • If, that is, the baroness is the Master Criminal. "
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  • The baroness (woman of nobility) was unhappy because of her barrenness (inability to bear a child).
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