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(pl. noun) - James I became the subject of much ridicule, not quite unmerited, for putting honours to sale. He created the order of the baronet, which he disposed of for a sum of money; and it seems that he sold common knighthood as low as £30. --Robert Nares' Glossary of the Works of English Authors, 1859
January 27, 2018