Baronetage (original) (raw)
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of a baronet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("baronetage" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The collective body of baronets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("baronetage" is a kind of...):
aristocracy; nobility (a privileged class holding hereditary titles)