COURT BARON court baron

Hist. A manorial court with jurisdiction over amounts in controversy of 40 shillings or less.

• Ac-cording to some authorities, the court baron developed into two courts: the customary court baron for disputes involving copyholders, and the court baron proper (also known as the freeholders’ court baron), in which free-holders were allowed to hold court concerning minor disputes.

— Also termed freeholder’s court baron.


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