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Vassals gave their support and loyalty to their lords in exchange for a fief, a piece of land. If a vassal gained enough land, he could give some to other knights and become a lord himself.
A lord was in broad terms a noble who held land, a vassal was a person who was granted possession of the land by the lord, and a fief was what the land was known as. In exchange for the use of the fief and the protection of the lord, the vassal would provide some sort of service to the lord.
Titles for sale online start from as little as £18.95 from outfits such as Lord Titles (lordtitles.co.uk). But services that seem similar can cost thousands of pounds. Elite, for example, offers ‘seated titles’ from £995 that are connected to a piece of land – in this case a plot just 8ins by 8ins.
Picture: Justin Lloyd. Thousands of Lords and ladies of Glencoe in the UK, Canada and US can officially use the title on their bank cards and drivers licences but not Down Under. Australian law does not allow new landowners to officially update their personal details.
You can sign your name now as Lord HooverHack; having land makes no real difference in legality. It can not be added to legal documents because it is not a name. It is like Mr./Mrs., not like Jr./III.
Can I refer to myself as Lord or Lady? Within most legal jurisdictions, should you wish to change your honorific title to Lord or Lady (Lord or Lady of the Manor) then you can change this at any time, provided you do not intend to deceive or defraud another person or purport your title to be a peerage.
Note that changing your surname in this way has no effect on your marital status, and you will not gain any legal rights as a couple by doing so. If you only want to change your title, for example to Mrs or Ms, you do not need a deed poll.
Master is a title for an underage male. If a person is under 18, master would be used. Once a person turns 18 and enters adulthood, mister would be used.