His family has held the baronetcy for generations.

baronetcy 是由 baronet（准男爵）加上后缀 -cy 构成的名词。baronet 是英国贵族体系中最低等级的世袭爵位，高于骑士但低于男爵。后缀 -cy 表示"状态、职位或身份"，所以 baronetcy 指"准男爵的爵位或身份"。