Baroness

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noble title peerage title

A Baroness is a female member of the British nobility, often holding a life or hereditary peerage that grants her a seat in the House of Lords.

Aliases (1)

Lady of Parliament ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	noble title → peerage title →
aboveRank	Countess → Duchess → Marchioness → Viscountess →
addressedAs	Baroness + surname or territorial designation →
associatedWith	House of Lords Appointments Commission →
belongsTo	Peerage of England → Peerage of Great Britain → Peerage of Ireland → Peerage of Scotland → Peerage of the United Kingdom →
canBe	hereditary peerage → life peerage →
canBeConferredFor	contributions to arts, science or public life → judicial service → political service → public service →
category	British titles of nobility →
createdBy	monarch on advice of the Prime Minister →
entails	noble precedence →
etymologicallyDerivedFrom	Baron →
gender	female →
governedBy	House of Lords rules of procedure →
grants	seat in the House of Lords →
hasAbbreviation	Bns (informal, rare) →
hasFormOfAddress	My Lady →
historicalPrecursor	female feudal baron →
holds	seat in the upper house of Parliament →
inheritsIfHereditary	heirs according to letters patent →
jurisdiction	Parliament of the United Kingdom →
languageOfOrigin	Old French →
legalBasis	Life Peerages Act 1958 →
legislativeRole	member of the House of Lords →
maleEquivalent	Baron →
mayBe	crossbench peer → party-affiliated peer →
maySitByRight	House of Lords (subject to law and writ of summons) →
nobleRankOrder	lowest rank of the British peerage →
partOf	British nobility →
rankInNobility	baronial rank →
symbolizes	membership in the British peerage →
titleStyle	The Right Honourable →
usedAs	judicial title for some female judges in the UK →
usedIn	United Kingdom →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lord of Parliament ("Lady of Parliament") →	femaleEquivalent
House of Lords →	hasMemberTitle