What Does Baronet Mean?
A baronet is a member of the order of honour in the United Kingdom. It is the rank below that of a baron, but above that of a knight. It is the lowest rank in the British nobility. A baronet is always addressed as Sir followed by the name. The common abbreviations for Baronet are Bart or Bt. Bart is the traditional abbreviation of the title baronet, but in modern-day usage, the word baronet is abbreviated as Bt. Baronetcy is a hereditary honour, in the sense that the holder of the title and his future generations will all be addressed as Sir. The rank of baronet was originally introduced in the year 1611 by King James I of England to raise funds. Baronetcy does not amount to a peerage. The rank of a baronet is often incorrectly confused, and even interchanged, with that of a baron, but they are two different titles.
