NOUN | person | baronet, Bart | a member of the British order of honor |
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Sounds | beh'rahnaht; beh.rahneh't | |
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Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
abet ... yet: 108 rhymes with eht... |
Meaning | A member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight. | |
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Example | "since he was a baronet he had to be addressed as Sir Henry Jones, Bart." | |
Synonym | Bart | |
Broader | aristocrat, blue blood, patrician | A member of the aristocracy |
Spanish | baronet, Bart | |
Catalan | baronet | |
Verbs | baronetize | confer baronetcy upon |
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