BARONET


Meaning of BARONET in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ VERB

create

For his financial and other services, Joshua Van Neck was created a baronet 14 December 1751.

They had four daughters and three sons, one of whom, Robert, was created a baronet in 1664-5.

He was created baronet in 1895 and a privy councillor in 1906.

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A particular kind of augmentation concerns baronets.

He succeeded as fourth baronet in 1731.

Shaw 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.

They had one son, Sir David Gamble, first baronet , and three daughters who died young.

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.

Wills were created two peers, four baronets, three knights and one dame.

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