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baronetcy Definition

bar·on·etcy (----sē)

noun pl. -·cies

the title, rank, or status of a baronet

baronetcy Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • inherit: On inheriting the baronetcy Father Hugh merely became the holder of the title no money or land came with it.
  • award: On his return to England, he was awarded a Baronetcy.
  • receive: For his efforts Robert John Buxton received a baronetcy in November 1800.
  • accept: Upon accepting a baronetcy in 1818, Scott also felt that the house was no longer in keeping with his new dignity.
  • grant: He was granted a baronetcy in 1885, the first artist to be honored with an hereditary title.
  • refuse: He was knighted by William IV, refusing a baronetcy.

Preposition: on

  • death: He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1990.

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