baronet

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UK/bæɹəˈnɛt/

noun

The bearer of a hereditary title, below a peerage and senior to most knighthoods.

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Meanings

nounbaronet (plural baronets)

plural baronets

  1. The bearer of a hereditary title, below a peerage and senior to most knighthoods.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian бароне́т
  • бароне́т (baronét)bearer of hereditary title
Finnish baronetti
  • baronettibearer of hereditary title
French baronnet
  • baronnetbearer of hereditary title
Greek βαρονέτος
  • βαρονέτος (varonétos)bearer of hereditary title
Icelandic barónett
  • barónettbearer of hereditary title
Irish bairnéad
  • bairnéadbearer of hereditary title
Japanese 准男爵
  • 准男爵 (jun-danshaku)bearer of hereditary title
Polish baronet
  • baronetbearer of hereditary title
Portuguese baronete
  • baronetebearer of hereditary title

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

BoatnerBartonebronatetonebarreboant
Cite this entry
APA

baronet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baronet

MLA

“baronet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baronet. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baronet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baronet.

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