Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The rank or dignity of a baronet or baronetess.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The title and dignity of a baronet.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The rank or patent of a baronet.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the rank of a
baronet
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the title of a baron
- noun the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness
Etymologies
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Examples
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The baronetcy was a recent one, and not unconnected with trade.
The Shuttle 1907
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The baronetcy was a recent one, and not unconnected with trade.
The Shuttle Frances Hodgson Burnett 1886
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Lastingham, and might therefore be readily excused if he considered himself a person of some importance in a country where a baronetcy is the highest hereditary dignity, and where many of the existing
A Canadian Heroine, Volume 1 A Novel Harry Coghill 1871
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Later he administered the affairs of the Duke of Kent, whose trustee he was, and his baronetcy was the first bestowed by Queen Victoria.
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 Poems and Plays Charles Lamb 1804
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There's one trust deposit yet to be divided between the Government and this sly old Indo-Scotch-man, and I fancy the empty honor of the baronetcy is a quid pro quo. "
A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story Richard Savage 1874
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Orthodox art history tends to see Effie as a malign influence, eagerly propelling her docile husband down the path to mass acceptance, marchionesses' daughters and giving the public what it wanted—a long, craven process of "selling out" symbolized by the baronetcy that came his way in 1885.
A Far From Model Marriage D.J. Taylor 2011
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Orthodox art history tends to see Effie as a malign influence, eagerly propelling her docile husband down the path to mass acceptance, marchionesses' daughters and giving the public what it wanted—a long, craven process of "selling out" symbolized by the baronetcy that came his way in 1885.
A Far From Model Marriage D.J. Taylor 2011
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In the same year (1826), however, the death of Shelley's son by Harriet made little Percy a person of consequence as heir to the baronetcy, and her position improved.
Biography in the DNB 2010
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The more Seabright gains in the public sphere (election to Parliament, a baronetcy, an offer of high office), the more he loses in his household.
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It was a sadness with him that he had neither son nor any male relative: he was resigned to the baronetcy dying with him.
They didn’t read Pitchfork or Stereogum or Gorilla vs. Bear or Hipster Runoff Josh Spilker 2010
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