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*Baronet | *Baronet | ||
*Knight | *Knight | ||
*Esquire | *Esquire | ||
*Gentleman | *Gentleman | ||
Both peers and gentry are entitled to bear coats of arms. Younger sons had the right to use the father’s coat of arms altered with cadency, a mark showing birth order. | Both peers and gentry are entitled to bear coats of arms. Younger sons had the right to use the father’s coat of arms altered with cadency, a mark showing birth order. "Lord Provost" and "Laird" are courtesy titles in Scotland. | ||
[[Image:Scotlandarms.jpg|right|thumb|<center>Scotlandarms<center>]] | [[Image:Scotlandarms.jpg|right|thumb|<center>Scotlandarms<center>]] | ||
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Illegitimate children were not entitled to noble status and are often not shown in family pedigrees. They may, however, have been granted a title and variation of the father’s coat of arms. | Illegitimate children were not entitled to noble status and are often not shown in family pedigrees. They may, however, have been granted a title and variation of the father’s coat of arms. | ||
The records of peerage creations and related documents are kept at the Lyon Office (see [[Scotland Heraldry]]). | The records of peerage creations and related documents are kept at the Lyon Office (see [[Scotland Heraldry]]). | ||
==Historic titles== | |||
Historic titles in Scotland include the following: | |||
* Righ or ri (Gaelic, literally "king") - the sovereign of the nation was the Ard-Righ or High King. Sub-national Lords were also known as "righ" sometimes, such as the Lords of Galloway | |||
* Mormaer - a regional or provincial ruler, theoretically second only to the King of Scots, and the senior of a Toiseach (chieftain). This term was generally superseded by earl. | |||
* Toiseach - a chief or chieftain. This was often the ruler of a clan or family group, especially in the Highlands. | |||
* Laird - the landowner of a large estate. This is generally a courtesy title. | |||
* Bonnet laird - a minor landowner. | |||
==Clan titles== | |||
* Chief of the name and arms - a paramount chief | |||
* Clan chief (Gaelic: ceannard cinnidh) | |||
* Chieftain (Gaelic: ceann-cinnidh) - runs a sept or branch. | |||
== Accessing the Records == | == Accessing the Records == | ||