Barons’ men,
The term "baron" comes from the Old French or Old Frankish word for "man" or "servant". In Old English, "baron" refers to a wealthy male landowner.
In the European feudal system, a baron was a man who pledged loyalty and service to a superior in exchange for land. The baron was a tenant-in-chief of the superior, who held his lands independently.
The term "baron" has multiple meanings:
A member of a specific rank of nobility, especially the lowest rank in the British Isles
A man who possesses great power or influence in some field of activity
A joint of meat consisting of two sirloins or loins and legs not cut apart at the backbone
In the feudal system of Europe, a baron was a “man” who pledged his loyalty and service to his superior in return for land that he could pass to his heirs. The superior, sovereign in his principality, held his lands “of no one”—i.e., independently—and the baron was his tenant-in-chief.
