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* '''''erfheerlijkheid''''' — a specifically hereditary [[feudal barony]]. Depending on the County and era, ''heerlijkheiden'' could be hereditary or non-hereditary, and inherited either by the eldest male descendent, all male descendants in the male line in shares, or later by a female descendent where there was no son.
* '''''hoge heerlijkheid''''' — a great barony or ‘[[Honour (feudal barony)|honour]]’, either a [[fief]] or [[allodium]]. In these large lordships, the lord had jurisdiction to appoint a bailiff (''baljuw'') instead of just a reeve (''[[schout]]''), and to administer capital punishment. Depending on the County,
** '''''vrijheerlijkheid''''' — an allod or allodium.<ref name="NWNT">{{Cite book |author=I.M. Calisch and N.S. Calisch |title=Nieuw Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal 1864}}</ref> These ''heerlijkheden'' were a subset of ''hoge heerlijkheiden,'' because of the sweeping powers held by the ''vrijheer'', and were often found at the edges of a county. They were called 'free' (''vrij'') because they were [[allodial]] instead of a [[fief]] held by an overlord.<ref name="Janse" />
* '''''ambacht''''' or '''''ambachtsheerlijkheid''''' — a [[serjeanty]], often located inland rather than on the borders. Serjeanties sometimes consisted of nothing more than a castle and a few hectares of land, although most were larger than this.<ref name="Janse"/> The serjeant did not have the power of 'pit and gallows', i.e., the power to impose the death penalty.
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