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baronet
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bar·on·et
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ə
nɪt
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ˌbær
əˈnɛt
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noun
a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the
barons
and made up of commoners, designated by
Sir
before the
name
and
Baronet,
usually abbreviated
Bart.,
after:
Sir
john smith
, Bart.
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Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English;
see
baron
,
-et
Related forms
bar·o·net·i·cal,
adjective
Can be confused:
barren
,
baron
,
baronet
.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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baronet
(ˈbærənɪt, -ˌnɛt)
—
n
Bart.
, Abbreviation:
Bt
(in Britain) a commoner who holds the lowest hereditary title of honour, ranking below a baron
[C15: order instituted 1611, from
baron
+
-et
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
baronet
c.1400, dim. of
baron
(q.v.); originally a younger or lesser baron; as a titled hereditary order, established 1611.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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