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baronet
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Baronet \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. ...
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 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 ...
Usage examples of baronet.
But its basis was expediency, and the baronet had a better aphorism of his own to confute him with.
College, and there ascertained that a Griffin between two Wheatsheaves, which stood on the title-page of the book, formed the crest of Sir Austin Absworthy Bearne Feverel, Baronet, of Raynham Abbey, in a certain Western county folding Thames: a man of wealth and honour, and a somewhat lamentable history.
If the baronet had given two or three blazing dinners in the great hall he would have deceived people generally, as he did his relatives and intimates.
The baronet stood beside the cot in his long black cloak and travelling cap.
He and the baronet had a conference together one day, and from that time Adrian became a fixture in the Abbey.
The baronet sat construing their account of the flight of the lads when they were hailed, and resolved it into an act of rebellion on the part of his son.
As the baronet advanced, the fact of a light burning was clear to him.
Richard allowed a long minute to pass, during which the baronet waited anxiously for his voice, hardly recognizing it when he heard its altered tones.
Then the baronet stated that he had himself been down to Belthorpe, his son likewise: and that he had found every disposition in Blaize to meet his wishes.
Even the baronet smiled at so cunning a distinction as that involved in swearing a thing, and not swearing it upon oath.
But, bright as it was, the baronet relaxed nothing of his vigilant supervision.
People at Raynham were put on their guard by the baronet, and his reputation for wisdom was severely criticized in consequence of the injunctions he thought fit to issue through butler and housekeeper down to the lower household, for the preservation of his son from any visible symptom of the passion.
Raynham would have grown depopulated of its womankind had not Adrian interfered, who pointed out to the baronet what a fearful arm his butler was wielding.
The baronet thought it a natural proposition that Clare should be a bride or a schoolgirl.
The baronet went on to say that he proposed to set forth immediately, and devote a couple of months, to the first essay in his Coelebite search.