The status of a fully independent state should be contrasted with that of dependent or vassal states, where a superior state has the legal authority to impose its will over the subject, or inferior, state.
plural pilafs. Learner's definition of PILAF. [count, noncount] : a dish that is made of seasoned rice and vegetables and often meat. a vegetable pilaf. a serving of rice pilaf.
A steamed rice dish often with meat, shellfish, or vegetables in a seasoned broth. [Ottoman Turkish pilÃ¢v (Modern Turkish pilaf), from Persian pilÄw, pilaw, from Hindi pulÄv, ultimately from Sanskrit pulÄkaá¸¥, ball of cooked rice, probably of Dravidian origin; akin to Tamil puá¹ukkal , cooked rice.]