| BIGpedia - Baron - Encyclopedia and Dictionary Online (753 words) |
 | The word baron derives from an Old French word baro ('man' in the sense of 'vassal'): Et quant ce virent li baron de l'ost, qui estoient herbergié d'autre part del port... |
| Within a century of the Norman Conquest, as in Thomas Becket's case (1164), there arose the practice of sending to each greater baron a special summons to the council that evolved into the House of Lords, while the lesser barons, Magna Carta (1215) stipulated, would receive summons only in general, through the sheriffs. |
| In Scotland, the rank of baron refers to the holder of a feudal barony, which does relate to the feudal jurisdiction ower the territorial entity. |
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