baronetcy
(ˈbærənɪtsɪ)
[f. as prec. + -cy.]
A baronet's position or rank; a baronet's patent.
| 1812 Examiner 23 Nov. 745/1 The advancement of the Proprietor..to a Baronetcy. 1845 Disraeli Sybil (1863) 87 A baronetcy has become the distinction of the middle class..some of our tradesmen; brewers, or people of that class. 1879 Burke Peerage and Bar. Pref. Note, The false assumption of baronetcies still continues. |