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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 Acta Aud. 3/2.
The wrangwise occupacion and execucion of the office of balȝery of the landis of the barony of Vchiltre
a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 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 Edinb. Test. 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
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 Prot. 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
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 Treas. Acc. 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 Conv. 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

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