1) Type of country subdivision 
The vegueria (bəɣəˈɾi.ə, wc; pl. vegueries) was the feudal administrative territorial jurisdiction of the Principality of Catalonia (to the Crown of Aragon) during the Middle Ages and into the Modern Era until the Nueva Planta decrees of 1716. The vegueria was headed by a veguer (vigerius) and its office was called a vigeriate (vigeriatus). ...