User blog comment:Rvb forever/Barbossa is No Longer a Pirate Lord/@comment-996391-20170303121037/@comment-2008429-20170303161810

It's really hard to say because they never define what exactly a pirate lord is. I can't rememeber which novel it was. But the novels imply that you need a piece of eight to be considered a pirate lord. Also in At Worlds End, Barbossa states that in order to confirm your lordship you need a piece of eight. For example, if you look in the Barbossa article you will see that in it. It mentions that Barbossa lost contact with his wooden eye and was no longer a pirate lord during the time he was first mate on the Black Pearl. Only after he mutinyed Jack did he once again become a pirate lord. Also  Elizabeth could only become a Pirate Lord after Sao Feng gave her his piece of eight to take with her to the court. That, coulped with the fact that Barbossa was for a time not a pirate in On  Stragner Tides and instead a privateer. I think at least, it makes a compelling case that Barbossa is more then likely not a pirate lord. At least in On Stranger Tides, we don't know what he's been up to by the time of Dead Men Tell No Tales.