fiefdom








noun

  1. the estate or domain of a feudal lord.
  2. Informal. anything, as an organization or real estate, owned or controlled by one dominant person or group.

noun

  1. (in feudal Europe) the property owned by a lord
  2. an area over which a person or organization exerts authority or influence
n.

1814, from fief + -dom.

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