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baronetess
[ bar-uh-ni-tis, bar-uh-net-is ]
noun
- a woman holding the rank of a baronet in her own right. : Btss
- the wife or widow of a baronet. : Btss
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Word History and Origins
Origin of baronetess1
First recorded in 1650–60; baronet ( def ) + -ess ( def )
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Example Sentences
Our Baronetess is a good-hearted woman in reality—with a little flummery—only she's apt to be taken in by sounding phrases.
From Project Gutenberg
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