baronetess

baronetess
bar·on·et·ess (bărʹə-nĭ-tĭs, băr'ə-nĕtʹĭs) n.
1. A woman holding a British hereditary title of honor reserved for commoners, ranking immediately below the barons and above all orders of knighthood except the Garter.
2. Abbr. Btss. Used as the title for such a woman.

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