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baronet

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /bæɹəˈnɛt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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
  • Polish: baronet — bearer of hereditary title
  • Portuguese: baronete — bearer of hereditary title
  • Zazaki: baronet — bearer of hereditary title
Real reading context

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