baronet

Definitions


[ˌbarəˈnɛt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a member of the lowest hereditary titled British order, with the status of a commoner but able to use the prefix ‘Sir’


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Latin baronettus, from Latin baro, baron- ‘man, warrior’. The term originally denoted a gentleman, not a nobleman, summoned by the king to attend parliament; the current order was instituted in the early 17th century




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