From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbaronessbar‧on‧ess /ˈbærənəs/ noun [countable]1SSHIGH POSITION OR RANKa woman who is a member of a low rank of the Britishnobility2SSHIGH POSITION OR RANKthe wife of a baronExamples from the Corpusbaroness• Made a baroness on June 21.• Ayril ka Ti remember her - the robberbaroness?• James's Palace, the baroness, happily, was.• The baroness had her jail term cut for good behaviour.