baronage
Collective noble class
Baronage refers collectively to barons as a class—the body of nobles holding the rank of baron.
The term can also mean the dignity or domain of a baron, or a listing of barons and their lineages: a comprehensive baronage of the realm.
The word appears mainly in historical contexts discussing medieval nobility and peerage.
Highest hereditary nobles
- marquessesNobles ranking below dukes
- earlsBritish titled aristocrats
- viscountsNobles below earls
- lordsMen of high rank
ladies · baronets · peers · titles · hereditary · nobility · aristocrats · courtiers
Landed aristocratic residence
- vassalLand-holding sworn subordinate
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
- serfdomFeudal bound labor
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
liege · suzerain · homage · demesne · knight · chivalry · castle · keep
Came to rest
- estatesLarge property holdings
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
- holdingsProperty one owns
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
inheritance · manor · demesne · influence · patronage · dominion · prerogative · exemption
Study of family descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
pedigree · dynasty · progenitors · forebears · ancestors · succession · primogeniture · scion
dukes
Highest hereditary nobles
- marquessesNobles ranking below dukes
- earlsBritish titled aristocrats
- viscountsNobles below earls
lords · ladies · baronets · peers · titles · hereditary · nobility · aristocrats · courtiers · bluebloods
manor
Landed aristocratic residence
fealty · liege · suzerain · homage · demesne · knight · chivalry · castle · keep · seneschal
landed
Came to rest
endowment · inheritance · manor · demesne · influence · patronage · dominion · prerogative · exemption · rights
genealogy
Study of family descent
bloodline · pedigree · dynasty · progenitors · forebears · ancestors · succession · primogeniture · scion · birthright
baronagecommoners
Ordinary citizens, untitled
commonalty · peasantry · common people · the masses · plebeians
baron, baronial, baroness, baronet, barony, barons, baronetcy, baronetage