baronetess
[ bar-uh-ni-tis, bar-uh-net-is ]
noun
a woman holding the rank of a baronet in her own right. Abbreviation: Btss
the wife or widow of a baronet. Abbreviation: Btss
Origin of baronetess
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How to use baronetess in a sentence
Our baronetess is a good-hearted woman in reality—with a little flummery—only she's apt to be taken in by sounding phrases.
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