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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1385-1604, 1661-1696
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Barony, Barouny, n. Also: baronye, -ie, -ey, -ay, barrony, -ye, -ie, -i, -ey; berrony; barrouny, barownie, -ye. [ME. baronie (c 1300), baronye, OF. baronie.]
1. A district or lands forming the domain of a baron. Freq. with of (the place in question).(a) 1385 3rd Rep. Hist. MSS. 410/1.
His chef parts of the Barony of Langforgond within the sheradom of Perth 1406 Reg. Great S. 17/1.
The landis … of Lethanys … lyand wythin the barony of Dalmelyntoun 1466 Acts Lords Auditors 3/2.
The wrangwise occupacion and execucion of the office of balȝery of the landis of the barony of Vchiltre a1500 Golagros and Gawane 546.
Quhilum in Britane that berne had baronyis braid 1501 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 638.
Landis … lyand in the baronye of Glencors in the Schirefdome of Edinburgh 1529 Reg. Privy S. II. 49/2.
The barony of Wester Ferny with certane uther landis and officis annexit and unit thairto 1555–6 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 232.
Lordis of regaliteis within thair jurisdictiounis and baronys within thair baronyis 1595 Edinburgh Testaments XXIX. 69 b.
His body to be bureit within the kirkȝaird of Schottis, within quhilk baronie the said Robert wynnis 1604 Stewart Mem. 109.
To the quhilkis landis and baroney the landis of Killiebrochane … ar incorperat 1604 Ib. 110.
The said baronee of Langforgund(b) 14.. Acts I. 362/2.
Quhen thai pas vtouth the iiij ȝettis or in the barrouny thai sall haf … the law of the merchandis 1458 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 325.
The landis … lyand in the barouny of Skeyne wythin the shiradome of Abirdene 1568 Haddington Corr. 274.
Erledomes, lordschipis and domineones, barrownés, prelacis … pertenyng to our croun 1665 Forbes Baron Ct. 266.
The haill tenentis … within the said barrownyes 1668 Ib. 272.
The Court of the barrowny of Putachie lyand within the pariochin of Keig 1678 Corshill Baron Ct. 148.
The Laird … ordaines the fier of the last yeer victuall, within the barownie, ten merke scotis money(c) 1505 14th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. iii. 20.
The half of the Bernishill … in the berrony of Brochtoun 1563 Glasgow Protocols Abstracts I. Pref. 18.
Certane wthiris instrumentis registrat … in the barrownie court buk of the barrony of Glesgw a1578 Pitsc. II. 192/10.
Thay sould haue twa thowsand pound witht ane barronie of land 1595 Bamff Chart. 141.
The heall boundes and landes … liand within the barroni and schireffdome forsaid 1604 Stewart Mem. 109.
The landis and barronie of Langforgund 1604 Urie Baron Ct. 3.
The curt of the barroney of Wrie 1604 Ib. 5.
His tennentis within the said Barroney
2. The tenure appropriate to a baron.c1420 Wynt. vii. 3546.
Schyre Willame Comyn till hawe that qwyt, Till hald in fre barony Besyd the Erldwme 1473–4 Treasurer's Accounts I. 3.
Certane landis … gevin … to him agane in barony lyand within Stratherne 1540 Acts II. 379/2.
[Lands] To be haldin of ws … in fre burgh in barony as of befor
b. In the phr. burgh in (or of) barony.1526 Acts II. 316/2.
The landis & toun of Pettinweme vnyt & creat in ane barony & burgh in barony 1550 Reg. Cupar A. II. 75.
Thai sall brwk for all the dais of thair lyftymes all priuilege of brugh in baronye 1552 Ib. 104.
All priuilegis of burght in barony 1590 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs I. 321.
Sa far as his Maiesties fre burch has bene thrallit to serue ane raice of pepill, as it war ane burch of baronaye 1661 Rec. Old Aberd. I. 22.
All the emolumentis liberties and priveledges belonging to … a frie burgh of barronie and to a City and vniversity 1696 Acts X. 58/1.
The privileges of Burghs of Regality and Barrony as to the cureing and packing of salmond fish
