noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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UK:/bæɹəˈnɛt/
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CMU ARPABET:B EH1 R AH0 N AH0 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:B EH2 R AH0 N EH1 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The bearer of a hereditary title, below a peerage and senior to most knighthoods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
since he was a baronet he had to be addressed as Sir Henry Jones, Bart.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Bart
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aristocrat, blue blood, patrician
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
бароне́т
(baronét)
— bearer of hereditary title
Finnish:
baronetti
— bearer of hereditary title
French:
baronnet
— bearer of hereditary title
Greek:
βαρονέτος
(varonétos)
— bearer of hereditary title
Icelandic:
barónett
— bearer of hereditary title
Irish:
bairnéad
— bearer of hereditary title
Japanese:
准男爵
(jun-danshaku)
— bearer of hereditary title
Khmer:
ឧកម៉ឺន
(ok məɨn)
— bearer of hereditary title
Macedonian:
бароне́т
(baronét)
— bearer of hereditary title