'baronage' originates from Old French, specifically the word 'baronage,' where 'baron' derived from Late Latin 'baro' meant 'man' or 'servant' and the suffix '-age' meant 'state, condition, or collection.'

'baronage' passed from Old French 'baronage' into Middle English as 'baronage' and eventually became the modern English word 'baronage.'

Initially, it meant 'the rank, dignity, or condition of a baron,' and over time it also came to be used for 'the collective body of barons.'