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ˈbær ə nɪt, ˌbær əˈnɛtbaronet

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. baronet, Bartnoun

    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."

Wiktionary

  1. baronetnoun

    A hereditary title, below a peerage and senior to most knighthoods, entitling the bearer to the titular prefix "Sir" (for men) or "Dame" (for women) which is used in conjunction with the holder's Christian name. It is inheritable, usually by the eldest son although a few baronetcies can also pass through the female line.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Baronetnoun

    The lowest degree of honour that is hereditary; it is below a baron and above a knight; and has the precedency of all other knights, except the knights of the garter. It was first founded by king James I. A.D.1611. John Cowell But it appears by the following passage, that the term was in use before, though in another sense.

    Etymology: of baron and et, diminutive termination.

    King Edward III. being bearded and crossed by the clergy, they being too strong for him, so as he could not order and reform things, was advised to direct out his writs to certain gentlemen of the best abilities, entitling them therein barons in the next parliament. By which means he had so many barons in his parliament, as were able to weigh down the clergy; which barons were not afterwards lords, but baronets, as sundry of them do yet retain the name. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

Wikipedia

  1. Baronet

    A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th century, however, in its current usage it was created by James I of England in 1611 as a means of raising funds for the crown.

ChatGPT

  1. baronet

    A baronet is a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. It is a rank in the British nobility system that falls between a baron and a knight. Unlike knights, baronets are allowed to pass on their title to their descendants. Despite being a hereditary title, being a baronet does not entitle a person to a seat in the House of Lords.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Baronetnoun

    a dignity or degree of honor next below a baron and above a knight, having precedency of all orders of knights except those of the Garter. It is the lowest degree of honor that is hereditary. The baronets are commoners

Wikidata

  1. Baronet

    A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess, is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown. The practice of awarding baronetcies was originally introduced in England in the 1300s and was used by James I of England in 1611 in order to raise funds. A baronetcy is the only hereditary honour which is not a peerage. A baronet is styled "Sir" like a knight, but ranks above all knighthoods and damehoods except for the Order of the Garter and, in Scotland, the Order of the Thistle. However, the baronetage, as a class, rank above the knightage. A baronetcy is not a knighthood and the recipient does not receive an accolade. A Baronet is considered a member of the Gentry and not a titled dignity.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Baronet

    bar′on-et, n. the lowest hereditary title in the United Kingdom (of England—now of Great Britain—since 1611; of Scotland—or of Nova Scotia—since 1625; of Ireland, since 1619).—ns. Bar′onetage, the whole body of baronets: a list of such; Bar′onetcy.—adj. Baronet′ical. [Dim. of Baron.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. baronet

    A dignity or degree of honor next below a baron and above a knight, having precedency of all orders of knights except those of the garter, and being the only knighthood that is hereditary. The order was founded by James I. in 1611, and is given by patent. The word, however, in the sense of lesser baron, was in use long before the time of James I.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BARONET

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Baronet is ranked #142108 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Baronet surname appeared 117 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Baronet.

    99.1% or 116 total occurrences were White.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of baronet in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of baronet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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