Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman holding a British hereditary title of honor reserved for commoners, ranking immediately below the barons and above all orders of knighthood except the Garter.
- noun Used as the title for such a woman.
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The only catch in that is that Sonia might be there as the dowager baronetess, in which case she would insist on playing all the leading rôles.
Final Curtain Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 1935
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