baronet

[ bar-uh-nit, bar-uh-net ]

noun

1. a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after:

   Sir John Smith, Bart.

baronet

/ -ˌnɛt; ˈbærənɪt /

noun

1. (in Britain) a commoner who holds the lowest hereditary title of honour, ranking below a baron AbbreviationBart.Bt

Other Words From

• baro·neti·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of baronet¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; baron, -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of baronet¹

C15: order instituted 1611, from baron + -et

Example Sentences

She is also cushioned by wealth, her father being a baronet with connections and a country estate.

From Seattle Times

He’s also a baronet, master of an estate near a coal-mining village in the Midlands.

From New York Times

Lawrence novel about the neglected young wife of an impotent baronet who has an affair with the country estate gamekeeper.

From Seattle Times

His father — at least, according to his birth certificate — was Sir Edward Lindsay-Hogg, a baronet of Rotherfield Hall in East Sussex, England.

From New York Times

Born into the family of an English baronet, young Lindsay-Hogg grew up among the small world of Hollywood royalty.

From Salon

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