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baronet

[bar-uh-nit, bar-uh-net] / ˈbær ə nɪt, ˌbær əˈnɛt /


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The baronet and his wife said the decision was due to a desire to retire and do other things after decades working to maintain the large estate.

From BBC Feb. 1, 2025

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

From Seattle Times May 23, 2023

After the coronation, the king made Treves a baronet.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2023

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

From Salon Dec. 1, 2021

"I know a good deal of the world," replied the young baronet, "but yet, my dear Miss Croyland, I do not think that I have judged you wrongly;" and he fell into thought.

From The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)




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