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Meanings of refuse a baronetcy in English
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Usage of refuse a baronetcy in English
1
No wonder he refused a baronetcy which the Queen of England offered him, he was a king-theking of human benefaction.
2
He refused a baronetcy, but at length in 1883 accepted a peerage and became Lord Tennyson, the first baron of his name.
3
In 1883, after having twice refused a baronetcy, he, to the regret of his more democratic friends, accepted a peerage (barony).