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baronet::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bart |
| Type of | aristocrat, blue blood, patrician |
| Derivation | baronetize |
since he was a baronet he had to be addressed as Sir Henry Jones, Bart..
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He became chairman of Armstrong's company in 1900 and was made a baronet in 1902.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The third Baronet was the nephew of the second baronet and son of Roger Backhouse.
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For his philanthropy he was made a baronet in 1906 and a Privy Counsellor in 1909.
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Sorry that should have been the 8th baronet, responding to earlier famine conditions.
From the guardian.co.uk
He is quite posh, as you would expect from an old Etonian and a baronet.
From the canberratimes.com.au
His wife is the daughter of a baronet and the stepdaughter of a viscount.
From the dailymail.co.uk
In 1863 he was made a KCB, and three years later was created a baronet.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In 1751 he inherited the title of baronet from his brother Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet.
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In his 50s, by then a baronet, Nicholson went back to England to marry.
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- 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."
- A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt) or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess (abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown. ...
- The Baronet Euthalia nais is a species of Nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia.
- 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. ...
- The lowest British titled order that is hereditary. They are supposed to take precedence immediately after the barons, but in reality their rank is inferior to that of the Knights of the Garter. The badge of a baronet is, sinister, a hand gules ("a bloody hand") in a field argent.
- A post-medieval title created by James I on May 22, 1611, ranking below a peer and above a knight.
- Originally English Barons who had lost the right of their individual summons to Parliament. Often these titles were sold to gentlemen willing to set up plantations in Ireland or Nova Scotia.
- The lowest hereditary rank taking precedence next below a baron and above a knight.
- A hereditary dignity originated 1611 and created by patent.
