baronets
Hereditary British knights
Baronets is the plural of baronet, a hereditary title in British nobility ranking below barons but above knights.
Unlike knights, baronets pass the title to their heirs; unlike peers, they hold no seat in the House of Lords.
The title is addressed as "Sir" with the surname followed by "Bt." or "Bart.": The baronets assembled for the ceremony.
Passed through generations
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- SirFormal male honorific
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- rankPosition in hierarchy
peerage · gentry · aristocracy · British · honour · precedence · commoner · lesser
Property and grounds
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
- country houseGrand rural residence
- landed gentryLandowning class living on rents
- upper classWealthiest societal stratum
society · privilege · wealth · inheritance · family seat · county · squire · marriage
Scottish-origin English dynasty
- James IFirst Stuart king
- Charles IStuart king beheaded 1649
- Nova ScotiaEastern Canadian maritime province
- IrelandNorth Atlantic island republic
Great Britain · revenue · Ulster · plantation · feudal · monarchy · Tudor · Restoration
Surname of Victorian novelist
- AustenLiterary family name
- satireMockery exposing vice
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
social climbing · vanity · snob · provincial · caricature · comedy · manners · drawing room
hereditary
Passed through generations
rank · peerage · gentry · aristocracy · British · honour · precedence · commoner · lesser · dignity
estate
Property and grounds
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
- country houseGrand rural residence
- landed gentryLandowning class living on rents
upper class · society · privilege · wealth · inheritance · family seat · county · squire · marriage · dowager
Stuart
Scottish-origin English dynasty
- James IFirst Stuart king
- Charles IStuart king beheaded 1649
- Nova ScotiaEastern Canadian maritime province
Ireland · Great Britain · revenue · Ulster · plantation · feudal · monarchy · Tudor · Restoration · Georgian
Dickens
Surname of Victorian novelist
pretentious · social climbing · vanity · snob · provincial · caricature · comedy · manners · drawing room · inheritance plot
- nobilityking, queen, prince, princess, duke
- British Classupper class, middle class, lower class, working class, aristocrats
- Historical Leadersmonarchs, rulers, statesmen, generals, admirals