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    What does the abbreviation 'Bt' signify after a name?

    Question #94480. Asked by storky1. (Apr 11 08 4:59 AM)


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    		It signifies a baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt) or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess (abbreviation Btss).

    This person is the holder of a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown known as a baronetcy.

    Like knights, baronets use the title "Sir" before their name. Baronetesses in their own right use "Dame", while wives of baronets (though legally a Dame) use "Lady" by longstanding courtesy.

    Notable baronets:

    Sir Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Bt (founder of the world Scouting movement) (1857-1941)

    Sir Samuel Cunard, 1st Bt (shipping magnate)

    Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Bt (businessman; husband of Margaret Thatcher)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baronet

    Apr 11 08, 5:05 AM

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