Neck decoration for baronets of the United Kingdom, depicting the Red Hand of Ulster.

In the United Kingdom a baronet is a man who has the title Sir, like a knight, but who is neither

• a senior member of one of the orders of chivalry, sometimes called orders of knighthood, nor
• a Knight Bachelor.

Unlike the members of the orders of chivalry and a knight bachelor a baronet can pass his title to his children.

Baronets rank higher than knights, but below barons. view more...