baronet

Example Sentences

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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

"Why, I think I must stay here for the present," replied the young baronet; "I may have a summons unexpectedly, and ought not to be absent."

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