His family was awarded a baronetcy for their ancestor's contributions.

baronetcy 是由 baronet（准男爵）加上后缀 -cy 构成的名词。baronet 是一种世袭的贵族头衔，低于男爵但高于骑士。后缀 -cy 表示"状态、职位或等级"，所以 baronetcy 指的是"准男爵的爵位或身份"。