Home › Words › B › baronetessbaronetessbaronetess means the wife of a baronet.EtymologyFrom baronet + -ess.nounThe wife of a baronet.A woman holding the rank of a baronet in her own right.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.baroness 82% match — The wife of a baron. vs baronetess →baronetcy 76% match — The rank of a baronet. vs baronetess →baronet 70% match — The bearer of a hereditary title, below a peerage and senior to most knighthoods. vs baronetess →baronetage 69% match — Baronets collectively. vs baronetess →baronetship 69% match — baronetcy vs baronetess →baronetical 67% match — Of or relating to a baronet. vs baronetess →baronne 64% match — A French baroness. vs baronetess →countess 63% match — The wife of a count or earl. vs baronetess →