baronetcy

 [bar-uh-nit-see, -net]  

bar·on·et·cy

   [bar-uh-nit-see, -net]
noun, plural bar·on·et·cies.
the rank or dignity of a baronet.
Origin:
1805–15; baronet + -cy
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baronetcy (ˈbærənɪtsɪ, -ˌnɛt-)
 
—n , pl -cies
the rank, position, or patent of a baronet

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