"sirloin"/"baron of beef"(Word Origins) "Sirloin" comes from Old
French _surlonge_, from _sur_ "above" and _loigne_ "loin". Its
current spelling may have been influenced by a story that a King
of England (variously said to be Henry VIII, James I, and
Charles II) "knighted" this cut of beef because of its
superiority. A "baron of beef" is a joint consisting of two
sirloins left uncut at the backbone. This "baron" may have
originated as a joke on "sirloin", or it may be an independent
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