Baronetcy
[bærәnitsi]
Definition
(noun.) the title of a baron.
(noun.) the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness.
Editor: Meredith--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The rank or patent of a baronet.
Editor: Matt
Examples
- A baronetcy was spoken of with confidence; a peerage was frequently mentioned. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Even now, there was only that puling, sickly Pitt Crawley between Rawdon and a baronetcy; and should anything happen to the former, all would be well. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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