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baronet

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bar·on·et /ˈbærənət, -net/ noun [countable]  SSHIGH POSITION OR RANKa member of the British nobility, lower in rank than a baron, whose title passes to his son when he dies 准男爵〔英国爵位低于男爵的贵族,称号世袭〕
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baronetShaw was knighted in 1660 and created a baronet, with three of his partners, in 1665.That a baronet should make a lady's-maid pregnant was nothing new.A particular kind of augmentation concerns baronets.What really marked the end of Webster fortunes was the policy pursued by the fourth and fifth baronets, both Godfreys.When he succeeded as fifth baronet in 1758 he was ready to rebuild the house.They had one son, Sir David Gamble, first baronet, and three daughters who died young.Wills were created two peers, four baronets, three knights and one dame.He succeeded as fourth baronet in 1731.
bar·on·et nounChineseSyllable
the nobility, of member lower British a Corpus


baronet
baronet /ˈbærənət, ˈbærənɪt, -net/ noun [countable]
a member of the British nobility, lower in rank than a baron, whose title passes to his son when he dies


bar·onetBrE /ˈbærənət/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbærənət/ 🔊 noun (abbreviation Bart, Bt) (in Britain) a man who has the lowest rank of honour that can be passed from a father to his son when he dies. Baronets use the title Sir. 准男爵(英国爵位的最低一级,称号世袭。头衔为 Sir)   compare knight noun (2)