Each bishopric was divided into a number of territories or counties, named , or in local charters, which in the north were true continuations of the Suebic dioceses which frequently preserved old tribal divisions and denominations, such as "Lemabos, Celticos, Postamarcos, Bregantinos, and Cavarcos". Rights to the tax collection and government of each territory was granted by the titular ruler—usually the king—to a count, bishopric, or large monastery, although there existed some singularities. The bishopric of Lugo was divided into counties, each one under the government of an "infanzon" (a lesser nobleman) as a concession of the bishop, while in the south, large and mighty territories such as the "Portucalense" became hereditary, passed down to the descendants of the 9th century's conquerors. In the "Terra de Santiago" (Land of Saint James, the fief of the bishops of Iria-Compostela) each territory was administered by a bishop's vicar, while justice was administered by a council composed of representatives of the local churchmen, knights, and peasants.