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Definition of Baronet
1. Noun. A member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight. "Since he was a baronet he had to be addressed as Sir Henry Jones, Bart."
Definition of Baronet
1. n. A dignity or degree of honor next below a baron and above a knight, having precedency of all orders of knights except those of the Garter. It is the lowest degree of honor that is hereditary. The baronets are commoners.
Definition of Baronet
1. Noun. A hereditary title, below a peerage and senior to most knighthoods, entitling the bearer to the titular prefix "Sir" (for men) or "Dame" (for women) which is used in conjunction with the holder's Christian name. It is inheritable, usually by the eldest son although a few baronetcies can also pass through the female line. ¹
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Definition of Baronet
1. the holder of a rank below that of a baron [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Baronet
Literary usage of Baronet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1830)
"Baronet, " I came into this the noble Duke was no patron of house,—but in what way ?
... Baronet, alluding to this letter, made a questionable apology, ..."
2. The Parliamentary Debatesby Thomas Curson Hansard, Great Britain Parliament by Thomas Curson Hansard, Great Britain Parliament (1821)
"duct of the hon. baronet who charged other members with introducing irrelevant
topics. What had the House to do with the argument urged two days ago, ..."
3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1888)
"1085 a baronet of Nova Scotia. Dalyell The patent of baronetcy is unique, ...
Thus, as the second baronet died unmarried, the baronetcy descended to James ..."
4. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography by Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1885)
"CLAIR, Baronet, QUARTER-MASTER GENERAL IN AMERICA, TO. ... CLAIR, who succeeded
as third baronet before November, Of his life, before the time of Braddock's ..."
5. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"The family of Newton, of which the first baronet was a member, ... Sir John
Newton, the second baronet, bore both the garbs and shin-bones with the same ..."
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