Meaning of the word baroness in English

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baroness

US /ˈber.ən.es/
UK /ˈbær.ən.es/

Noun

a female member of the lowest rank of the British peerage, or the wife of a baron

Example:
The Baroness hosted a charity gala at her estate.
She was elevated to the peerage and became Baroness Thatcher.