baronet

[ bar-uh-nit, bar-uh-net ]

/ ˈbær ə nɪt, ˌbær əˈnɛt /

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noun

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

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at baron, -et

OTHER WORDS FROM baronet

bar·o·net·i·cal, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH baronet

barren, baron, baronet

Words nearby baronet

barometry, baron, baronage, Baron-Cohen, baroness, baronet, baronetage, baronetcy, baronetess, baronetize, barong

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How to use baronet in a sentence

It is the prerogative of a viscount or a baron to make a person feel small, and of a baronet to extinguish him.
Twain's Conversations with Satan|Mark Twain|April 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Needless to say, the Worcestershire baronet had returned to his ancestral acres a sadder but a wiser man.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
A baronet scientifically skilled in pugilism, enjoyed no pleasure so much as giving gratuitous instructions in his favorite art.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
The Baronet made three hundred a year out of this coach, and got his sport out of it for nothing.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper

The baronet saw that Richard, half-fuddled, was ripe for any confidences that might aim at the destruction of his enemy.
Mistress Wilding|Rafael Sabatini
The right honourable baronet prefaced his motion by a speech of two hours' duration.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan

British Dictionary definitions for baronet

baronet

/ (ˈbærənɪt, -ˌnɛt) /

noun

(in Britain) a commoner who holds the lowest hereditary title of honour, ranking below a baronAbbreviation: Bart., Bt

Word Origin for baronet

C15: order instituted 1611, from baron + -et

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baronet

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