▁for ▁those ▁who ▁held ▁land ▁as ▁a ▁ten ant - in - ch ief ▁from ▁the ▁King ▁per ▁baron iam ▁– ▁that ▁is ▁to ▁say , ▁under ▁the ▁fe ud al ▁contract ▁where in ▁a ▁King ' s ▁Baron ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁raising ▁kn ights ▁and ▁troops ▁for ▁the ▁royal ▁military ▁service . ▁C ertain ▁other ▁office - hold ers ▁such ▁as ▁senior ▁cler ics ▁and ▁Fre emen ▁of ▁the ▁Cin que ▁Port s ▁were ▁de emed ▁bar ons . ▁ ▁This ▁right , ▁ent it lement ▁or ▁" title " ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁granted ▁by ▁dec ree ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁Writ ▁of ▁Sum m ons ▁from ▁ 1 2 6 5 ▁and ▁by ▁Let ters ▁Pat ent ▁from ▁ 1 3 8 8 . ▁Additionally , ▁many ▁hold ers ▁of ▁smaller ▁f ief dom s ▁per ▁baron iam ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁parliament , ▁resulting ▁in ▁bar onial ▁status ▁becoming ▁personal ▁rather ▁than ▁territorial . ▁Fe ud al ▁baron ies ▁had ▁always ▁been ▁her edit able ▁by ▁prim ogen iture , ▁but ▁on ▁condition ▁of ▁payment ▁of ▁a ▁fine , ▁term ed ▁" rel ief ", ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Latin ▁verb ▁le vo ▁to ▁lift ▁up , ▁meaning ▁a ▁" re - e lev ation " ▁to ▁a ▁former ▁position ▁of ▁honour . ▁Baron ies ▁and ▁other ▁titles ▁of ▁nob ility ▁became ▁un condition ally ▁her edit able ▁on ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁fe ud al ▁ten ure ▁by ▁the ▁Ten ures ▁Ab ol ition ▁Act ▁of