Lord of Parliament
A Lord of Parliament is a member of the lowest rank in the higher nobility of Scotland ( Peerage of Scotland ). The Lord of Parliament is the Scottish equivalent of the English baron .
In Scotland - as in the rest of the United Kingdom - the baron is not the lowest rank of the nobility, since the term baron in Scotland is not a title of nobility, but describes the holder of a feudal right ("feudal baron").
The term Lord of Parliament only exists in the male form and has no female equivalent. The owner of a Lordship of Parliament is called Lord X or Lady X. Similarly, the wife of a Lord is called Lady X. The heir of the title ( Heir apparent ) bears the courtesy title The Master / The Mistress of X , the younger children are called The Honorable [first name] [last name] addressed.
The conferral of titles of Lord of Parliament ended when Scotland and England were united to form Great Britain in 1707 . Thereafter, the title of baron was uniformly awarded.
Lords of Parliament use the same crown as British barons.
Web links
- Entry Lord of Parliament at www.parliament.uk