bar·on·et (b r  -n t, br -n t)n. 1. A man holding a British hereditary title of honor reserved for commoners, ranking immediately below the barons and above all orders of knighthood except the Garter. 2. Abbr. Bart. or Bt. Used as the title for such a man. [Middle English, diminutive of baron, baron; see baron.] |
baronet [ˈbærənɪt -ˌnɛt]
n
(History / Heraldry) (in Britain) a commoner who holds the lowest hereditary title of honour, ranking below a baron Abbreviations Bart., Bt
[order instituted 1611, from baron + -et]
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| Noun | 1. | baronet - 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." |
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