Baro

A man, whether slave or free. Si quis homicidium perpetraverit in barone libra seu servo, if any one shall have perpetrated a murder upon any man, slave or free. A freeman or freedman; a strong man; a hired soldier; a vassal; a feudal client. Those who held of the king immediately were called "barons of the king." A man of dignity and rank; a knight., A magnate in the church. A judge in the exchequer (baro scaccarii). The first-born child. A husband. The word is said by Spelman to have been used more frequently in its latter sense. It is quite easy to trace the history of baro, from meaning simply "man," to its various derived significations. Denoting a man, one who possessed the manly qualities of courage and strength would be desirable as a soldier, or might misuse them as a robber. One who possessed them in an eminent degree would be "the" man; and hence baro, in its sense of a title of dignity or honor, particularly applicable in a warlike age to the best soldier. See, generally, Bac. Abr.; Comyn, Dig.; Spelman.

A man, whether slave or free. Si quis homicidium perpetraverit in barone libero seu servo, if any one shall have perpetrated a murder upon any man, slave or free. A freeman or freedman; a strong man; a hired soldier; a vassal; a feudal client. Those who held of the king immediately were called barons of the king. A man of dignity and rank; a knight. A magnate in the church. A judge in the exchequer (baro scaccarii). The first-born child. A husband. The word is said by Spelman to have been used more frequently in its latter sense; Spelman, Gloss. It is quite easy to trace the history of baro, from meaning simply man, to its various derived significations. Denoting a man, one who possessed the manly qualities of courage and strength would be desirable as a soldier, or might misuse them as a robber. One who possessed them in an eminent degree would be the man; and hence baro, in its sense of a title of dignity or honor, particularly applicable in a warlike age to the best soldier. See, generally, Bacon, Abr.; Comyns, Dig.; Spelman, Gloss. Baro.

barus, biro, Lat.

In old English law. A man; a freeman, or freedman; a strong, able-bodied man, who serves for hire; a warrior or chief, as distinguished by strength; a life, or body guardsman; a vassal or feudal tenant; a freeholder; a proprietary owner of land; a head or chief vassal, or tenant in capite; one who held his lands immediately of the king, by military service; a feudal lord; a lord or nobleman; a judge of the exchequer; a citizen of a city or town having certain privileges; a chief citizen; a husband. Baron et feme: man and wife. v. Baron.

An old law term signifying, originally, a “man,” whether slave or free. In later usage, a “freeman,” a “strong man,” a “good soldier,” » “baron;” also a “vassal,” or “feudal tenant or client,” and “husband,” the last being the most common meaning of the word.

/., Baron,//-. A freeman; a baron. Baron et feme: husband and wife. Court Baron: v. Court, 11, 34.