baroness

/ˈbærənəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌbærəˈnes/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈber-ə-nəs ˈba-rə-, -ˌnes US also ˌber-ə-ˈnes, ˌba-rə-/ (ame, mw)

baroness — noun

  • baronesssingular
  • baronessesplural

1. a woman who holds the lowest noble rank in the British peerage system in her own

1.名詞C2
釋義

a woman who holds the lowest noble rank in the British peerage system in her own right — not through her husband — and may sit in the House of Lords

例句

Baroness Ananya inherited the title from her father, who died without a son.

Baroness Ananya

The queen made Zuri a baroness after she served the palace faithfully for thirty years.

同義詞
  • peeress

    a broader term for any woman holding a British peerage title — duchess, marchioness, countess, viscountess, or baroness

  • noblewoman

    any woman born into or raised to the nobility; much broader than baroness

  • Lady

    the form of address for a baroness, not the title itself

反義詞
  • commoner

    a person without any noble rank or title

文法句型

Baroness + [Surname]

the baroness

用法筆記

In the British peerage, a baroness who holds the title in her own right may sit in the House of Lords. She is addressed as 'Lady [Title]' or 'Baroness [Title]' in formal settings. Distinguish from sense 2: this woman holds the rank independently.

常見錯誤

❌The baron of the estate is a woman.
✅The baroness of the estate is a woman.
💡'baron' is the male title; use 'baroness' for a woman.
❌She became a baroness when she married Lord Smith.' (when she already held the title by inheritance)
✅She was already a baroness by inheritance before she married.
💡do not confuse a baroness by marriage with one who holds the rank in her own right.

2. a woman who is married to a baron, sharing his noble title as a courtesy rather

2.名詞C2
釋義

a woman who is married to a baron, sharing his noble title as a courtesy rather than holding it in her own right

例句

When James was made a baron by the king, his wife Priya became a baroness immediately.

became a baroness — acquiring the title through her husband's elevation

The baroness hosted a garden party to welcome her husband the baron home from his long journey north.

her husband the baron — the title comes from the marriage

同義詞
  • Lady

    the form of address for a baroness; does not distinguish between senses 1 and 2

文法句型

Baroness + [Surname]

the baroness

用法筆記

A baroness by marriage uses the title as a courtesy and does not hold the rank independently. She is also addressed as 'Lady [Title]'. If the baron dies, she may continue to use the title as a widow. Distinguish from sense 1: this woman's title depends entirely on her husband.

常見錯誤

❌The baroness inherited the castle from her own father.' (when she is a baroness only through marriage)
✅The baroness moved into the castle after marrying the baron.
💡a baroness by marriage does not receive the title through inheritance; a baroness in her own right (sense 1) does.