baronetcy

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

noun, plural bar·on·et·cies.

the rank or dignity of a baronet.

Origin of baronetcy

First recorded in 1805–15; baronet + -cy

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Examples from the Web for baronetcy

Historical Examples of baronetcy

She died in 1803, only three years after the Baronetcy had been conferred upon her husband.
Self-Help
Samuel Smiles
You don't covet a peerage; you would n't accept a baronetcy.
The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II)
Charles James Lever
He 'll never get the baronetcy by supporting the Government in this way.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II)
Charles James Lever
He was heir to a baronetcy and to the estates that went with it.
Aunt Rachel
David Christie Murray
I've no baronetcy and no estate, and can destroy none but myself.
Kept in the Dark
Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for baronetcy

baronetcy

noun plural -cies

the rank, position, or patent of a baronet

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