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
Oh, quite well--quite well," answered the baronet; "but as odd as ever--nay odder, I think, for his expedition to London.
From The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
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