Meaning of BARONET
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| | Definition: | | [n] 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." |
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| | Synonyms: | | Bart |
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| | See Also: | | aristocrat, blue blood, patrician | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bar"on*et\, n. [Baron + -et.]
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.
Note: The order was founded by James I. in 1611, and is given
by patent. The word, however, in the sense of a lesser
baron, was in use long before. ``Baronets have the
title of 'Sir' prefixed to their Christian names; their
surnames being followed by their dignity, usually
abbreviated Bart. Their wives are addressed as 'Lady'
or 'Madam'. Their sons are possessed of no title beyond
'Esquire.''' --Cussans.
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| | Related Terms: | | archduke, aristocrat, armiger, bachelor, banneret, baron, Bayard, blue blood, Brahman, caballero, cavalier, chevalier, companion, count, daimio, Don Quixote, duke, earl, esquire, Gawain, gentleman, grand duke, grandee, hidalgo, knight, knight bachelor, knight banneret, knight baronet, knight-errant, lace-curtain, laird, Lancelot, landgrave, lord, lordling, magnate, magnifico, margrave, marquis, noble, nobleman, optimate, palsgrave, patrician, peer, Ritter, seigneur, seignior, Sidney, silk-stocking, Sir Galahad, squire, swell, thoroughbred, upper-cruster, viscount, waldgrave |
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