Feudal baron: Difference between revisions

A '''feudal baron''' is a [[vassal]] holding a heritable [[fief]] called a [[barony]], comprising a specific portion of land, granted by an [[lord|overlord]] in return for allegiance and service. Following the end of European [[feudalism]], feudal baronies have largely been superseded by [[baron|baronies]] held as a rank of nobility, without any attachment to a fief. However, in [[Scotland]], the [[Barons in Scotland|feudal dignity of baron]] remains in existence, and may be bought and sold independently of the land to which it was formerly attached.