baroness
Wife of baron
A baroness is a woman holding the rank of baron in her own right, or the wife or widow of a baron.
Baron is the lowest rank of British nobility.
The title appears before the name: Baroness Thatcher.
In casual use, baroness may describe any woman of great wealth or influence in a particular domain: a media baroness.
System of noble ranks
- duchessWoman of ducal rank
- countessFeminine noble rank
- marquessNobleman below duke
- viscountessNobleman's wife or widow
lady · dame · peeress · marchioness · aristocracy · noblewoman · dowager · heiress
System of noble ranks
- ladyshipAristocratic woman's title
- dameDated slang for woman
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- rankPosition in hierarchy
honorific · styled · hereditary · life peer · courtesy title · ennoblement · bestowed · conferred
Female family leader
- materfamiliasFemale head of household
- doyenneSenior female authority
- dowagerTitled widow of nobility
- ladyCourteous term for woman
madame · noblewoman · widow · consort · mistress · grande dame
Landed aristocratic residence
- estateProperty and grounds
- demesneLord's private estate
- groundsBasis for justification
- domainArea of control
freehold · tenure · fiefdom · acreage · seat · hall · castle · ancestral home
Family line of descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- pedigreeRecord of descent
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
legacy · birthright · descent · forebears · genealogy · ancestors · progeny · succession
Supporter's financial backing
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- societyOrganized communal human existence
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
- statusOne's relative position
power · prestige · eminence · distinction · authority · esteem · prominence · benefactress
peerage
System of noble ranks
viscountess · lady · dame · peeress · marchioness · aristocracy · noblewoman · dowager · heiress · debutante
peerage
System of noble ranks
rank · honorific · styled · hereditary · life peer · courtesy title · ennoblement · bestowed · conferred · addressed
matriarch
Female family leader
- materfamiliasFemale head of household
- doyenneSenior female authority
- dowagerTitled widow of nobility
lady · madame · noblewoman · widow · consort · mistress · grande dame
manor
Landed aristocratic residence
domain · freehold · tenure · fiefdom · acreage · seat · hall · castle · ancestral home · parkland
ancestry
Family line of descent
inheritance · legacy · birthright · descent · forebears · genealogy · ancestors · progeny · succession · heir
patronage
Supporter's financial backing
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- societyOrganized communal human existence
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
status · power · prestige · eminence · distinction · authority · esteem · prominence · benefactress · salon