s. m. (M.), ) Corrupted from the Persian word Bázyáfat. Rent payable by a mortgagee to a mortgagor to keep the right of the latter alive. It varies from one-fifth to one-seventh of the amount paid as lich or rent; sometimes the amount paid is merely nominal. The custom of paying bázyáfat prevails chiefly in the Sangurh Tehsil and in the Northern parts of the Dera Ghazi Khan district.