eman '. ▁The ▁rank ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 0 6 6 . ▁In ▁the ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁Scotland ▁alone , ▁a ▁holder ▁of ▁the ▁fifth ▁rank ▁is ▁not ▁called ▁a ▁' Bar on ' ▁but ▁rather ▁a ▁' L ord ▁of ▁Parliament '. ▁Bar ons ▁in ▁Scotland ▁were ▁tradition ally ▁hold ers ▁of ▁fe ud al ▁dign ities , ▁not ▁pe ers , ▁but ▁they ▁are ▁considered ▁minor ▁bar ons ▁and ▁are ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁crown ▁as ▁noble . ▁The ▁femin ine ▁form ▁is ▁Baron ess . ▁The ▁title ▁of ▁Baron ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁possible ▁rank ▁of ▁a ▁life ▁peer age , ▁a ▁life ▁peer age ▁being ▁a ▁consider ably ▁less er ▁honour ▁than ▁a ▁her edit ary ▁peer age . ▁▁ ▁Baron ets , ▁while ▁hold ers ▁of ▁her edit ary ▁titles , ▁are ▁not ▁pe ers ▁since ▁baron et cies ▁have ▁never ▁con ferred ▁noble ▁status , ▁although ▁soci ally ▁they ▁are ▁regarded ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁arist ocracy . ▁Kn ights , ▁D ames ▁and ▁hold ers ▁of ▁other ▁British ▁non - her edit ary ▁ch ival ric ▁orders , ▁decor ations , ▁and ▁med als ▁are ▁like wise ▁not ▁pe ers . ▁ ▁The ▁titles ▁of ▁pe ers ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁' ( R ank ) ▁( Name ▁of ▁Title )' ▁or ▁' ( R ank ) ▁of ▁( Name ▁of ▁Title ) '. ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁title ▁can ▁either ▁be ▁a ▁place ▁name ▁or ▁a ▁surname ▁or ▁a ▁combination ▁there of ▁( e