BARONET
Dictionary entry overview: What does baronet mean? • BARONET (noun)
The noun BARONET has 1 sense:
1. a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
Familiarity information: BARONET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BARONET (noun)
Meaning:
A member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
baronet; Bart
Context example:
since he was a baronet he had to be addressed as Sir Henry Jones, Bart.
Hypernyms ("baronet" is a kind of...):
aristocrat; blue blood; patrician (a member of the aristocracy)
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