baronetage

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

noun

1. baronets collectively.
2. baronetcy.

baronetage

/ ˈbærənɪtɪdʒ /

noun

1. the order of baronets; baronets collectively
2. the rank of a baronet; baronetcy

Word History and Origins

Origin of baronetage¹

First recorded in 1710–20; baronet + -age

Example Sentences

Lodge's Peerage and Baronetage is acknowledged to be the most complete, as well as the most elegant, work of the kind.

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The landlady recognised his baronetage with a little courtesy.

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Why does not some one publish a list of the young male nobility and baronetage, their names, weights, and probable fortunes?

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It leaves out of sight the most endearing, because the most human, trait of the baronetage—its pecuniary origin.

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So I told a puppy of a nephew of mine, who would go and buy a baronetage, forsooth—disinherited him!

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