<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">baronies</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>barons</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>baronesses</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>political administrative bodies by governing person</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>baronage</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>barony</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to large estates or sizable sections of a larger territory, which itself is typically ruled by a sovereign. A barony is held by a baron and was often originally awarded for military or other service to the monarch, and thereafter was generally handed down from father to son. ]]></note></mads>