baronetcy
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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