From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbaronetcybar‧on‧et‧cy /ˈbærənətsi/ noun (plural baronetcies) [countable] SSHIGH POSITION OR RANKthe rank of a baronet
Examples from the Corpus
baronetcy• In 1874 Elliot became the first of the coal industry's business leaders to receive a baronetcy.• He had adopted, unofficially, arms similar to those of the Hotham baronetcy, to which he was not connected.• He succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1916.• There is no heir to the baronetcy.• His elder brother Edwin was next in succession to the baronetcy, but he was a total invalid. 