It could consist of a great lordship, with a significant castle as its
caput baroniae, and more than about 20
knight's fees (each loosely equivalent to a
manor) Usually, though, a more concentrated cluster existed somewhere. Here would lie the
caput (head) of the honour, with a castle that gave its name to the honour, hosted the
court of the honour and served as its administrative headquarters. The
Leges Henrici Primi stated that
tenants of an honour would have to go to the caput of the Lord, even if it was in another
County. Holders of honours (and the kings to whom they reverted by
escheat) often attempted to preserve the integrity of an honour over time, administering its properties as a unit, maintaining inheritances together, etc. ==Courts==