fiefdom
noun/ˈfiːfdəm/
/ˈfiːfdəm/
(also fief
/fiːf/
/fiːf/
)- (law, old use) an area of land, especially a rented area for which the payment is work, not money
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- an area or a situation in which somebody has control or influence
- She considers the office as her own private fiefdom.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French, from medieval Latin feodum, feudum, ultimately of Germanic origin.
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