Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

arriere vassal

. Hist. The vassal of a vassal.

vassal

n. [Law Latin vassallus] Hist. The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; a feudal tenant. Cf. FREEMAN.

vassal state.

Int'L law. A state that is supposed to possess only those rights and privileges that have been granted to it by a more powerful state.

vassalage

, n. Hist. 1. The state of being a vassal or feudatory. - Also termed vasseleria. 2. The service required of a vassal. - Also termed vassaticum; main-rent. 3. The territory held by a vassal; a fief or fee. 4. Vassals collectively. 5. The dominion or authority of a feudal superior over vassals. 6. Political servility; subjection.

vassallus

n. [Law Latin] Hist. A feudal tenant. Cf. vAssus.