baronet
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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
A professed “vello-maniac,” Mr. Phillipps, a quarrelsome baronet, bought manuscripts indiscriminately from booksellers with whom he engaged in ceaseless battle.
From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2023
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
He was a consistent Whig, and was made a baronet eight days before his death.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
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