baronet
noun
bar·on·et
ˈber-ə-nət 
ˈba-rə-
US also ˌber-ə-ˈnet,
ˌba-rə-
: the holder of a rank of honor below a baron and above a knight
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The baronet wanders around his castle numb on heroin, reeling from his spectacular flameout as CEO of Lumi and the recent loss of his seat in Parliament.
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Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2026
The characters exit their skyscraper office for new environs: a hedge fund, a fintech corporation, a golf-heavy retirement, and in Yas’s case, the socialite life as the new wife of a baronet.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
The iconic museum attracts many thanks to its various exhibits and extensive art collection of roughly 9,000 objects belonging to Sir William Holbourne, the fifth baronet of Menstrie.
—Kayla Keegan, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
For one, Lady Valerie Meux, a banjo-playing music hall singer who married a British baronet, became a social sensation and quirky philanthropist, and was known to drive around London in a carriage pulled by a pair of zebras.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
As a baronet descended, Brooksbank comes from the only class of British nobility not part of the peerage, the ranks of which consist (in descending order of precedence) of duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron.
—Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Apr. 2023
Fanny Price, an outsider at Mansfield, undergoes a series of harrowing social trials, and marries the baronet’s son.
—Elif Batuman, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
First laid out for the sixth baronet in 1848, the Parterre was traditionally planted three times a year to match the Bedingfelds’ heraldry: a red medallion amid a field of blue and yellow.
—Jordan Kushins David Fernández, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2022
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Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2026
The characters exit their skyscraper office for new environs: a hedge fund, a fintech corporation, a golf-heavy retirement, and in Yas’s case, the socialite life as the new wife of a baronet.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
The iconic museum attracts many thanks to its various exhibits and extensive art collection of roughly 9,000 objects belonging to Sir William Holbourne, the fifth baronet of Menstrie.
—Kayla Keegan, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
For one, Lady Valerie Meux, a banjo-playing music hall singer who married a British baronet, became a social sensation and quirky philanthropist, and was known to drive around London in a carriage pulled by a pair of zebras.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
As a baronet descended, Brooksbank comes from the only class of British nobility not part of the peerage, the ranks of which consist (in descending order of precedence) of duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron.
—Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Apr. 2023
Fanny Price, an outsider at Mansfield, undergoes a series of harrowing social trials, and marries the baronet’s son.
—Elif Batuman, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
First laid out for the sixth baronet in 1848, the Parterre was traditionally planted three times a year to match the Bedingfelds’ heraldry: a red medallion amid a field of blue and yellow.
—Jordan Kushins David Fernández, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2022
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“Baronet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baronet. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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baronet
noun
bar·on·et
ˈbar-ə-nət
also ˌbar-ə-ˈnet
: a man holding a rank of honor below a baron but above a knight
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