estate vs barony

barony vs estate

estate and barony both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
estate	Yes	No	No	No
barony	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, barony is a hyponym of estate; that is, barony is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than estate:

estate: extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
barony: the estate of a baron

Other hyponyms of estate include freehold, glebe, leasehold, smallholding, homestead, feoff, fief, countryseat, Crown land, manor, seigneury, seigniory, signory, hacienda, plantation, entail.

estate (noun)	barony (noun)
a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights	the domain of a baron
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use	the estate of a baron
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities	the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness

Difference between estate and barony

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