fief

A noun referring to a feudal estate or land held under the feudal system, typically granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for service and loyalty.

• 🇩🇪Ein Lehen ist ein Landstück oder Amt, das im Rahmen des Feudalismus von einem Lehnsherrn an einen Vasallen übertragen wurde, meist als Gegenleistung für Treue und Dienst.

1. Feudal estate C1 formal

   An estate of land held on condition of feudal service; a fee.

   • The knight was granted a fief by the king.
   • The lord managed his fief with strict rules.
   • Peasants worked the land of the fief in exchange for protection.

   🇩🇪Feudales Lehen

   Synonyme: beneficefeefeudfiefdomseigniory

2. Area of control C2 informal

   A person's area of operation or control, especially in a business or political context.

   • The manager treated the department as his personal fief.
   • The politician built a powerful fief within the party.
   • Each director has their own fief in the company.

   🇩🇪Einflussbereich

   Synonyme: bailiwickdemesnedomainmanorpreserveprovincesphereterritoryturf

• fiefs plural form
• fiefs' possessive plural form
• fief's possessive singular form