Royal warrant of precedence
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 inherits a title, but failed to assume automatically due to such circumstances as the death of their father. The warrants are usually issued to the following effect:
Below is a list of such warrants in descending order of rank :