baronet
noun
bar·on·et ˈber-ə-nət 
ˈba-rə-,
US also ˌber-ə-ˈnet,
ˌba-rə-
: the holder of a rank of honor below a baron and above a knight
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Margaret Ann [Margaret Ann Bjornson Elton, a Canadian friend of Gallant’s, who had married Sir Arthur Elton, a baronet]. 
Mavis Gallant, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2022 At the heart of the Holburne Museum is the collection of Sir William Holburne (1793-1874), fifth baronet of Menstrie, who had a life-long interest in collecting art. Emily Burack, Town & Country, 3 Apr. 2022 Wilde’s extended family tree includes: her grandfather Claud Cockburn, a prominent English communist who founded the radical magazine The Week; the baronet who ordered the 1814 Burning of Washington; and Evelyn Waugh. Alexandra Schwartz, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2021 Born into an intellectual, progressive family in 1821, Duff Gordon married an impoverished Scottish baronet and knew Tennyson, Dickens, and Thackeray. Ursula Lindsey, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2021 Sir Richard is the 13th baronet; Charlotte’s husband, Tremayne, will one day be the 14th. Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2020 Charlotte’s father-in-law, Sir Richard Carew Pole, is a baronet, an aristocratic title bestowed on his family by King Charles I in 1628. Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2020 Despite having confounded his privileged peers by setting himself up as a private detective, Lenox is the son of a baronet and very rich, which makes him a prize indeed. Marilyn Stasio, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2020 Jack is descended from the Brooksbank baronets, according to the Telegraph. Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 26 June 2018 See More
Mavis Gallant, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2022 At the heart of the Holburne Museum is the collection of Sir William Holburne (1793-1874), fifth baronet of Menstrie, who had a life-long interest in collecting art. Emily Burack, Town & Country, 3 Apr. 2022 Wilde’s extended family tree includes: her grandfather Claud Cockburn, a prominent English communist who founded the radical magazine The Week; the baronet who ordered the 1814 Burning of Washington; and Evelyn Waugh. Alexandra Schwartz, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2021 Born into an intellectual, progressive family in 1821, Duff Gordon married an impoverished Scottish baronet and knew Tennyson, Dickens, and Thackeray. Ursula Lindsey, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2021 Sir Richard is the 13th baronet; Charlotte’s husband, Tremayne, will one day be the 14th. Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2020 Charlotte’s father-in-law, Sir Richard Carew Pole, is a baronet, an aristocratic title bestowed on his family by King Charles I in 1628. Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2020 Despite having confounded his privileged peers by setting himself up as a private detective, Lenox is the son of a baronet and very rich, which makes him a prize indeed. Marilyn Stasio, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2020 Jack is descended from the Brooksbank baronets, according to the Telegraph. Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 26 June 2018 See More Word History
First Known Use
1614, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
baronet
noun
bar·on·et ˈber-ə-nət
: the holder of a rank of honor below a baron but above a knight
baronets
noun
as in earls
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