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baronie (c.1136-37)

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baronie (c.1136-37)

baroné,  baronné,  baruné,  barunie;  barronie;  barné,  barnee ,  barnet, 
(pl.  baroiniez)  
  FEW:  *baro 15/i,69b / *baro 15/i,70a Gdf:  baronie 1,590a GdfC:  baronie 8,294c TL: baronie 1,849 DEAF:  baron (baronie)  DMF:  baronnie  TLF:  baronnie  OED:  barony n.  MED:  baronie n.  DMLBS:  baronia 183c

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1barony, land held by a baron
( 1140-1160; MS: 1140-1160 )  Par icez e par plusurs altres testemonies de tuz les honurs e de tutes le[s] barunies de mun realme sunt icestes devant dites choses establies e parfaites  Ely Arch 266.1.52
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Les cuntez e les barunies  Brut WACE 14753
( 1284 )  comme le eveschié e la priureté sunt une baronie quaunt al (l. as) temporantes (l. temporautés) [...]  PONTISSARA ii 685
( 1318 )  tenent de lui en chief lour countés, barounés et autres tenement (l. tenemens)  Eng Docs 7.6
( 1319 )  la barronye l’abbé de Westm’ en Surr[eie]  YBB Ed II xxiv 30
2lawbaronial tenure
( 1292 )  nos genz qe tenent de nos par baronie  Litt Wall 181
( 1308-09 )  (although she is a baroness) ele ne tient riens par baronie  Rot Parl1 i 273
( 1346 )  Le baron tient par baroné  YBB 20 i Ed III 133
3coll.(assembly of) barons
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  la terre fud departie Par l’esgard de la baronie  GAIMAR1 4364
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  preisiez Pur quantque aie fait dedevant ses barnez  Horn 1174
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  [...] Mes k’il li face honur, oiant tut sun barné  Becket1 973
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Il ad perdu sun noble baroné, De dulce France la flur et la belté  Ch Guill 1371
mil.army, forces
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  De quinze mil homes ad creu son baronie  Rom Chev ANTS 1065
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Ore agrege la dolur e descret le conforz Del respons qu’il ad oy de ses hommes morz, Tramet pur son barnage (var. (P: c.1310) barnee) qu’il doute les porz  Rom Chev ANTS 7227
4baron's quality, nobility
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  De vasselage est il ben alosez: Fust chrestiens, asez oust barnet.  Roland 899
plai de baronie
lawbaronial court case
( c.1184; MS: s.xiiiex )  En sa garde furent livrez Plez de corune e de cuntez E de barunies  S Thom beneit1 144
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