Baronage

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Baronage \Bar"on*age\, n. [OE. barnage, baronage, OF. barnage,
     F. baronnage; cf. LL. baronagium.]
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     1. The whole body of barons or peers.
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              The baronage of the kingdom.          --Bp. Burnet.
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     2. The dignity or rank of a baron.
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     3. The land which gives title to a baron. [Obs.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  baronage
       n : the peers of a kingdom considered as a group [syn: {peerage}]