fiefdom
🇺🇸
/fiːf/
🇬🇧
/fiːf/
noun
R
A piece of land given to someone to govern, especially in the past.
The king gave the farmer a fiefdom in exchange for his loyalty.
R
A place or situation where someone has a lot of control.
The manager treated the department like his own personal fiefdom.
translation
A piece of land given to someone to govern, especially in the past.; A place or situation where someone has a lot of control.
Word Forms
Plural
fiefdoms