baronetcy
Americannoun
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It was through his mother that Dalyell later inherited the Dalyell baronetcy, although he never used the title.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2017
Denis, Thatcher's husband of more than 50 years, to whom she had awarded a baronetcy in her resignation honours, died in 2003.
From The Guardian • Apr. 8, 2013
She lives with her unpleasant older sister and her father, a vain, unintelligent man, vulgarly proud of his well-preserved good looks and his baronetcy.
From Slate • Apr. 5, 2013
It was founded by one of the community’s most aristocratic families, one that still boasts a Raj-era baronetcy.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2012
In the belief that he was dead his younger brother succeeded to the baronetcy and all its obligations to a life of infamy.
From The Secrets of a Savoyard by Lytton, Henry A.
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