A baronet is not a noble, or a Lord. It’s the rank below a baron, which is the lowest rank of nobility. The title of baronet is given to those of common birth who accomplish something noteworthy for the kingdom, but not worthy of joining the peerage, or House of Lords (who mostly regard nobility as something acquired by birthright, not achievement… blithely ignoring how their own families became nobles in the first place). Baronet is usually considered a rank above all knights (with some exceptions for very specific orders of knights).
…Then again, I don’t know why the herald is announcing a shirtless barbarian adventurer as "Lord" either.
I don't know why Brandor was introduced as "Lord" either. He may actually be the same as nobility from his own tribe but feudalist nobility rarely recognized it with a title they would use among their own…Unless it was for some kind of sensitive diplomatic reasons, of course.
Otherwise, the nobles would more likely refer to Brandor as "Master," as in "Master of His Own Fate," as an actual free man; not a serf or peasant who is officially tied to caring for a parcel of the noble's own land. A "Master" could own his own home and/or land, conduct a business for personal profit. As their came to eventually be more & more "free men" many of them founded some of the largest cities that exist today, drawing other "Masters (free citizenry)" towards more concentrated populations.
This is the origin of people using "Mister" as an honorific used with a person's name in modern times.
A baronet is a noble (and it is a hereditary title) but is not a "peer". It's kind of a hereditary knighthood and the address would be "Sir" (or "Dame"). Interestingly, the wife of a baronet would be addressed as "Lady [last name of the baronet]".
No idea what the title means in this case, though. Feudal society is complex and even in or own feudal era there were quite a few different systems, depending on how the monarchy works, how inheritance works, how powerful the nobles are and so on. And among all those systems, baronets are unique to the United Kingdom. Best guess is that a baronet is the holder of a noble title (and possibly land) but without a voice in whatever noble rule there is in the land.
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A baronet is not a noble, or a Lord. It’s the rank below a baron, which is the lowest rank of nobility. The title of baronet is given to those of common birth who accomplish something noteworthy for the kingdom, but not worthy of joining the peerage, or House of Lords (who mostly regard nobility as something acquired by birthright, not achievement… blithely ignoring how their own families became nobles in the first place). Baronet is usually considered a rank above all knights (with some exceptions for very specific orders of knights).
…Then again, I don’t know why the herald is announcing a shirtless barbarian adventurer as "Lord" either.
I don't know why Brandor was introduced as "Lord" either. He may actually be the same as nobility from his own tribe but feudalist nobility rarely recognized it with a title they would use among their own…Unless it was for some kind of sensitive diplomatic reasons, of course.
Otherwise, the nobles would more likely refer to Brandor as "Master," as in "Master of His Own Fate," as an actual free man; not a serf or peasant who is officially tied to caring for a parcel of the noble's own land. A "Master" could own his own home and/or land, conduct a business for personal profit. As their came to eventually be more & more "free men" many of them founded some of the largest cities that exist today, drawing other "Masters (free citizenry)" towards more concentrated populations.
This is the origin of people using "Mister" as an honorific used with a person's name in modern times.
A baronet is a noble (and it is a hereditary title) but is not a "peer". It's kind of a hereditary knighthood and the address would be "Sir" (or "Dame"). Interestingly, the wife of a baronet would be addressed as "Lady [last name of the baronet]".
No idea what the title means in this case, though. Feudal society is complex and even in or own feudal era there were quite a few different systems, depending on how the monarchy works, how inheritance works, how powerful the nobles are and so on. And among all those systems, baronets are unique to the United Kingdom. Best guess is that a baronet is the holder of a noble title (and possibly land) but without a voice in whatever noble rule there is in the land.