noun
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Meanings
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noun
the hereditary rank, dignity, or title of a baronet
His eldest son was expected to inherit the baronetcy.
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Etymology
Formed in the late 18th century from baronet + -cy, a suffix denoting rank or office. Baronet itself is a diminutive of baron and names a hereditary British dignity below a baron but above most knighthoods.