baronesses
Lords' female counterparts
Baronesses is the plural of baroness, a noblewoman holding the rank of baron in her own right or the wife of a baron.
In the British peerage, baroness is the lowest hereditary title for women.
Life peeresses in the House of Lords also hold the title: Several baronesses spoke against the bill.
Hereditary ruling class
- noblewomenWomen of aristocratic rank
- ladiesWomen, respectfully addressed
- countessesWomen of noble rank
- duchessesWomen holding ducal titles
viscountesses · marchionesses · titled · peerage · House of Lords · hereditary · landed · estates
Unaligned parliamentary members
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- ermineWeasel prized for pelage
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
- honoursOfficial awards for merit
investiture · Thatcher · appointed · political · patronage · robes · coronets · writs
German surname particle
- continentalOf a continent
- HabsburgEuropean imperial dynasty
- PrussianFrom a former Baltic kingdom
- AustrianFrom the Alpine republic
German · French · Italian · manor · chateau · schloss · feudal · heraldry
Evil female character
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- imperiousArrogantly authoritative
- schemingCrafty and calculating
wealthy · elegant · sophisticated · romance novels · period dramas · aristocratic · costume · Downton
aristocrats
Hereditary ruling class
- noblewomenWomen of aristocratic rank
- ladiesWomen, respectfully addressed
- countessesWomen of noble rank
duchesses · viscountesses · marchionesses · titled · peerage · House of Lords · hereditary · landed · estates · lineage
crossbenchers
Unaligned parliamentary members
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- ermineWeasel prized for pelage
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
honours · investiture · Thatcher · appointed · political · patronage · robes · coronets · writs · summoned
von
German surname particle
- continentalOf a continent
- HabsburgEuropean imperial dynasty
- PrussianFrom a former Baltic kingdom
Austrian · German · French · Italian · manor · chateau · schloss · feudal · heraldry · coat of arms
villainess
Evil female character
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- imperiousArrogantly authoritative
scheming · wealthy · elegant · sophisticated · romance novels · period dramas · aristocratic · costume · Downton · melodrama
- authorityleaders, ruler, rulers, monarch, bosses
- medieval courtkings, lord, queens, lady, queen
- historical womenCleopatra, Joan of Arc, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria, Marie Curie
- backerssupporters, backers, sponsors, patrons, funders
- nobilityking, queen, prince, princess, duke
- portraitsportrait, portraits, headshot, headshots, self-portrait
baronessesempresses
Female imperial rulers
queens · princesses · duchesses · grand duchesses · archduchesses