ærəˌnɛt/; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess (/ˈbærənɪtɪs/, /ˈbærənɪtɛs/, or /ˌbærəˈnɛtɛs/; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British ...
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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 ...
"Lord" is a hereditary or life title for British nobility, often associated with land ownership or political influence. "Sir" is a title given to knights and baronets, generally emphasizing chivalric accomplishments.
Attacks on cities are strategically justified in so far as they tend to shorten the war and so preserve the lives of allied soldiers. —Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet 58 In 1949, Washington led the formation of NATO and with it effectively assumed command of the Western world’s surviving ...
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Dame, properly a name of respect ora title equivalent to lady, surviving in English as the legal designation for the wife or widow of a baronet or knight or for a dame of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; it is prefixed to the given name and surname. ...
Which is why they kept throwing the word at things like the taxation model first introduced by that bastion of pinko commie-ism known as the British Tory (Conservative) Party, an economic model created by such a committed Marxist (John Maynard Keynes) he once described Marxism as...
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...
” said Esther with a smile. “Oh!—Thank you so much, you will introduce me to Sir Baronet?” said Peyrade with an extravagant English accent. “Yes,” said she, “you must give me the pleasure of your company at supper. There is no pitch stronger than champagne for sticking men ...