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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Lieutenancy

The rank, office, or commission of a lieutenant. See COMMISSION OF LIEUTENANCY.

commission of lieutenancy

Hist. A commission issued to send officers into every county to establish military order over the inhabitants. This commission superseded the former commission of array, which provided the same powers. The commissions became obsolete with the establishment of the militia system.