after all, Sir Lionel was a baronet, which meant that Katarina was the one called “her ladyship.” But Anna had the connections and the money, and perhaps more importantly, she had –until his death two years prior– a husband who rarely indulged in more than one glass of wine at supp...
Originally, gentleman was the lowest rank of the landed gentry of England, ranking below an esquire and above a yeoman; by definition, the rank of gentleman comprised the younger sons of the younger sons of peers, and the younger sons of a baronet, a knight, and an esquire, in ...
It wasn’t until the late 19th century that a beautiful Italianate garden filled with lime trees, secret garden rooms, long vistas, and a spectacular fountain were laid out by the 4th Baronet, Sir George Reresby Sitwell. Adjoining this formal garden there is also a bea...
A title prefixed to the Christian name of a knight or a baronet. Sir Horace Vere, his brother, was the principal in the active part. Lord (Archaic) The male head of a household. Sir An English rendering of the LAtin Dominus, the academical title of a bachelor of arts; - formerly col...
Thiswasin1920.Theyreturned,CliffordandConstance,tohishome,WragbyHall,thefamily`seat'.Hisfatherhaddied,Cliffordwasnowabaronet,SirClifford,andConstancewasLadyChatterley.TheycametostarthousekeepingandmarriedlifeintheratherforlornhomeoftheChatterleysonaratherinadequate9income.Cliffordhadasister,butshehaddeparted.Otherwise...
Sir Walter Scott, in full Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, (born August 15, 1771, Edinburgh, Scotland—died September 21, 1832, Abbotsford, Roxburgh, Scotland),Scottish novelist, poet, historian, and biographerwho is often considered both the inventor and the greatest practitioner of the historical...
Nah. No more than a baronet. The scary thing is if he’s sincerely trying to do the right thing, but being chivvied by his own demons. JP Kalisheksays: January 7, 2022 at 11:44 am I’ll stick with “Evil sh!tstain” Nathan C. Brindlesays: ...
But, in slightly different forms, it is the same picture everywhere. In England, a large proportion of our leading scientists accept the structure of capitalist society, as can be seen from the comparative freedom with which they are given knighthoods, baronetcies and even peerages. Since Tenny...
View in context and the cure in this instance is to open Rosanna Spearman's letter, I suppose? View in context He must have gained Sir Jervis Redwood's favor and confidence--and he might even have been a guest at the baronet's country seat--when Cecilia's letter arrived. View in cont...
Signing of Nanjing Treaty In England, a large proportion of our leading scientists accept the structure of capitalist society, as can be seen from the comparative freedom with which they are given knighthoods, baronetcies and even peerages. pron. [used to introduce an attributive clause] 相当于...