baroness/ˌbæ.ɹəˈnɛs/EtymologyFrom Middle English baronesse; equivalent to baron + -ess.baroness means The wife of a baron. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 80 out of 100.nounThe wife of a baron.A woman holding a baronial title in her own right; a female ruler of a barony.