baronetcy

American  

[bar-uh-nit-see, -net] / ˈbær ə nɪt si, -ˌnɛt /

noun

plural

baronetcies

1. the rank or dignity of a baronet.

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baronetcy British  

/ ˈbærənɪtsɪ, -ˌnɛt- /

noun

1. the rank, position, or patent of a baronet

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Etymology

Origin of baronetcy

First recorded in 1805–15; baronet + -cy

Example Sentences

Baronetcy is an honorable but mongrel rank half way between knighthood and peerage which entitles its proud possessor to be called "Sir," and to add to the name the abbreviation "Bart."

From Time Magazine Archive

He was succeeded in his Baronetcy by his son, Charles Mary Wentworth, a native of Halifax, who had retired to England, where he held some subordinate office under Government.

From History of Halifax City by Akins, Thomas B.

Likewise of the proposed pension to Sir R. Sale, and the Baronetcy to Sir Hugh Gough.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 by Esher, Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount

Besides, he was very nearly an Earl, and Hamilton Torrens was three-doors off his father's Baronetcy and Pensham Steynes.

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend

Sir Thomas Bernard, the third surviving son of Sir Francis, succeeded his brother John to the Baronetcy.

From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by Stark, James H.