Sentences with phrase «hereditary knighthoods»
James I revived the ancient title of baronet to create hereditary knighthoods.
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The higher honours confer noble titles: «Sir» and «Dame» in the case of knighthoods; «Lord» and «Baron» or «Lady» and «Baroness» in the case of life peerages; and one of the ranks of the hereditary nobility in the case of hereditary peerages.