baronet

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A professed “vello-maniac,” Mr. Phillipps, a quarrelsome baronet, bought manuscripts indiscriminately from booksellers with whom he engaged in ceaseless battle.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2023

She is also cushioned by wealth, her father being a baronet with connections and a country estate.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023

After the coronation, the king made Treves a baronet.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2023

Born into the family of an English baronet, young Lindsay-Hogg grew up among the small world of Hollywood royalty.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2021

Sir Robert Croyland and Mr. Radford descended the stairs of the inn together; and at the bottom, Mr. Radford shook the baronet heartily by the hand, saying, loud enough to be heard by everybody.

From The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)