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bar·on·et
(băr′ə-nĭt, băr′ə-nĕt′)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. Used as the title for such a man.
[Middle English, diminutive of baron, baron; see baron.]
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baronet
(ˈbærənɪt; -ˌnɛt)n
(Heraldry) (in Britain) a commoner who holds the lowest hereditary title of honour, ranking below a baron. Abbreviation: Bart. or Bt
[C15: order instituted 1611, from baron + -et]
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bar•on•et
(ˈbær ə nɪt, ˌbær əˈnɛt)n.
a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name, and Baronet, usu. abbreviated Bart., after: Sir John Smith, Bart.
[1350–1400]
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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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