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baronet

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


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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

Victorian-era baronet Sir Thomas Maryon Wilson waged a long and sometimes bitter campaign against powerful neighbours to win the right to build on Hampstead Heath, land that he owned.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2021

"But where is your son, poor fellow?" asked the baronet, eager to avoid, as long as possible, the point to which their conversation was tending.

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




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