BAR'ONET, noun A dignity or degree of honor, next below a baron, and above a knight;; having precedency of all knights except those of the garter, and being the only knighthood that is hereditary. The order was founded by James I. in 1611, and is given by patent.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.