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Baronet vs Bayonet - What's the difference?

baronet | bayonet |

As nouns the difference between baronet and bayonet

is that baronet is a hereditary title, below a peerage and senior to most knighthoods, entitling the bearer to the titular prefix "sir" (for men) or "dame" (for women) which is used in conjunction with the holder's christian name it is inheritable, usually by the eldest son although a few baronetcies can also pass through the female line while bayonet is (military) a pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offence and defence originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which required to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired.

As a verb bayonet is

to stab with a bayonet.

baronet

English

(wikipedia baronet)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A hereditary title, below a peerage and senior to most knighthoods, entitling the bearer to the titular prefix "Sir" (for men) or "Dame" (for women) which is used in conjunction with the holder's Christian name. It is inheritable, usually by the eldest son although a few baronetcies can also pass through the female line.

    • Related terms

    * baron * baronetcy

    See also

    * knight

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    bayonet

    English

    (wikipedia bayonet)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (military) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offence and defence. Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which required to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired.
  • * 1786 , Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page xvi:
    • Fig. 3. Its bayonet, to be fixed by sticking the handle into the muzzle of the musquet.
  • (engineering) A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.

    • Derived terms

    * bayonet clutch * bayonet joint * knife bayonet * spike bayonet * sword bayonet

    See also

    * knife * spear * sword

    Verb

  • To stab with a bayonet.
  • To compel or drive by the bayonet.
    • To bayonet us into submission. Burke.

    Usage notes

    The spelling bayoneting and bayoneted are preferred in the US while bayonetting and bayonetted are preferred in the UK.

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