Answer: baronets

AnswerCrossword Clue
BARONETSTitled commoners
BARONETSSir Samuel Cunard and Sir Henry Royce
BARONETSKnights' betters
BARONETSEnglish titles.
BARONETSNoblemen.
BARONETSMinor peers
BARONETSThey rank above knights
BARONETSDames' spouses perhaps
baronetsthe holder of a rank of honor below a baron and above a knight
baronetsmember of a British hereditary order of honor
baronetsBARONET, the lowest British hereditary title