baronetage

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

/ ˈbær ə nɪt ɪdʒ, -ˌnɛt- /

noun

baronets collectively.

baronetcy.

Nearby words

Origin of baronetage

First recorded in 1710–20; baronet + -age

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Examples from the Web for baronetage

Adm. I said many years, long before my name was added to the baronetage.
Olla Podrida|Frederick Marryat
Why does not some one publish a list of the young male nobility and baronetage, their names, weights, and probable fortunes?
The Newcomes|William Makepeace Thackeray
It leaves out of sight the most endearing, because the most human, trait of the baronetage—its pecuniary origin.
Collections and Recollections|George William Erskine Russell
She did not seem at all impressed with the fact that she was talking to a member of the baronetage.
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British Dictionary definitions for baronetage

baronetage

/ (ˈbærənɪtɪdʒ) /

noun

the order of baronets; baronets collectively

the rank of a baronet; baronetcy

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