Bab
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
Fr. Low; inferior; subordinate.
— Bas chevaliers. In old English law. Low, or inferior knights, by tenure of a base military fee, as distinguished from barons and bannerets, who were the chief or superior knights. Cowell.
— Bas ville. In French law. The suburbs of a town.