baronet
Lowest hereditary title
A baronet is a member of the lowest hereditary titled order in Britain, ranking below a baron but above a knight.
The title passes from father to son and carries the honorific "Sir" before the name: Sir John Smith, Baronet.
Unlike peers, baronets have no seat in the House of Lords.
The title is abbreviated Bt. or Bart.
Formal male honorific
- hereditary titleInherited nobility designation
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- peerageSystem of noble ranks
- nobilityTitled ruling class
gentry · aristocracy · landed gentry · baronetage · precedence · honour · gentleman · squire
Hereditary symbolic emblem
- escutcheonShield bearing heraldry
- crestHighest point or tuft
- mottoGuiding behavioral phrase
- armorialOf hereditary emblems
blazon · shield · heraldic · insignia · emblem · arms · supporters
Property received from ancestors
- successionFollowing in order
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
heir · firstborn · primogeniture · descendants · eldest son · family seat · ancestral · patrimony
Atlantic archipelago nation
- EnglandLargest British country
- ScotlandNorthern British nation
- IrelandNorth Atlantic island republic
- Great BritainLargest island, northwest Europe
Commonwealth · monarchy · Westminster · House of Lords · British Empire · colonial · Tory · Whig
Sir
Formal male honorific
- hereditary titleInherited nobility designation
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- peerageSystem of noble ranks
nobility · gentry · aristocracy · landed gentry · baronetage · precedence · honour · gentleman · squire · commoner
coat of arms
Hereditary symbolic emblem
- escutcheonShield bearing heraldry
- crestHighest point or tuft
- mottoGuiding behavioral phrase
armorial · blazon · shield · heraldic · insignia · emblem · arms · supporters
inheritance
Property received from ancestors
- successionFollowing in order
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
dynasty · heir · firstborn · primogeniture · descendants · eldest son · family seat · ancestral · patrimony · birthright
United Kingdom
Atlantic archipelago nation
Great Britain · Commonwealth · monarchy · Westminster · House of Lords · British Empire · colonial · Tory · Whig · country seat
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