baronet
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The baronet and his wife said the decision was due to a desire to retire and do other things after decades working to maintain the large estate.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2025
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
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 G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
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