baronetcy
[bar-uh-nit-see, -net]
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noun, plural bar·on·et·cies.
the rank or dignity of a baronet.
Origin of baronetcy
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Historical Examples of baronetcy
She died in 1803, only three years after the Baronetcy had been conferred upon her husband.
Self-HelpSamuel 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 RachelDavid Christie Murray
I've no baronetcy and no estate, and can destroy none but myself.
Kept in the DarkAnthony Trollope
baronetcy
noun plural -cies
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