Fiefdom

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The estate or domain of a feudal lord.
  • n. Something over which one dominant person or group exercises control: "long the independent head of a powerful fiefdom within the Police Department” ( David Burnham).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The estate controlled by a feudal lord; a fief.
  • n. Any organization in the control of a dominant individual. Primarily used with a critical or pejorative connotation.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the domain controlled by a feudal lord
  • n. an organization that is controlled by a dominant person or group
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    demesne    land    domain    organization    organisation   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    chiefdom   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    countship    land-tenure    overlordship    daimi    vassalage    abattoir    doghole    régime    baronage    overlord