baronet
[bar-uh-nit, bar-uh-net]
- a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after: Sir John Smith, Bart.
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Origin of baronet
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aristocrat, patrician, emperor, count, noble, baron, gentleman, valet, knight, peer, lord, prince, marquis, duke, earl, archduke, magnifico, grandee, baronet, viscountExamples from the Web for baronet
Contemporary Examples
It is the prerogative of a viscount or a baron to make a person feel small, and of a baronet to extinguish him.
Historical Examples
But, my good madam, we must make the best of it—let the girl marry her baronet.
Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
On the tide of applause which congratulated the boat's only baronet, I rose.
It Happened in EgyptC. N. Williamson
Lady Augusta intimated stiffly that she had not the honour of the baronet's acquaintance.
The ChanningsMrs. Henry Wood
Not a baron or an earl, and only one baronet, hath taken up arms for me.
Micah ClarkeArthur Conan Doyle
You know I'm only the daughter of a country gentleman and the widow of a baronet.
Cleo The MagnificentLouis Zangwill
baronet
- (in Britain) a commoner who holds the lowest hereditary title of honour, ranking below a baronAbbreviation: Bart., Bt
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Word Origin
C15: order instituted 1611, from baron + -et
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Word Origin and History for baronet
n.
c.1400, diminutive of baron; originally a younger or lesser baron; as a titled hereditary order, established 1611.
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