A Royal Warrant of Precedence is a warrant issued by the monarch of the United Kingdom to determine precedence amongst individuals or organisations.
Most warrants of this type are issued to grant a rank to a member of the nobility or gentry that they would normally have enjoyed when their relative (usually their sibling) inherits a title, but failed to assume automatically due to such circumstances as the death of their father (see courtesy title). The warrants are usually issued to the following effect:
Below is a list of such warrants in descending order of rank (note: the Orders of Precedence for males and females are separate from one another):
Younger son of a duke
Younger son of a marquess
Younger son of an earl
Younger son of a viscount
Younger son of a baron/lord of Parliament
Daughter of a duke
Daughter of a marquess
Wife of a viscount
Wife of the eldest son of an earl
Daughter of an earl
Wife of a baron
Daughter of a viscount
Wife of the eldest son of a baron
Daughter of a baron/lord of Parliament
Wife of a baronet
Wife of a knight
Notes and references
External links
Royal Warrants of Precedence A similar, incomplete list for 20th-century warrants