As a noun 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.
As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.
As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.
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
Anagrams
*
x
Translingual
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(
wikipedia X)
Etymology 1
Letter
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
Symbol
(
mul-symbol)
A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
strike
Etymology 2
Possibly from skull and crossbones
Derived terms
* XXX
See also
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, page=X
, NATO=X-ray
, Morse=–··–
, Character=X
, Braille=?
}}
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Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur
Roman numerals
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