the wife or widow of a baron. Baroness is not used as a form of address, baronesses usually being referred to as ‘Lady’ 男爵夫人(不用作称呼,一般以Lady相称) ■a woman holding the rank of baron either as a life peerage or as a hereditary rank 女男爵
语源
late Middle English : from Old French baronesse, from baron (see baron)