fiefdom

A noun referring to a domain controlled by a feudal lord, or by extension, an organization or area dominated by a powerful person or group.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das ein Lehen oder Herrschaftsgebiet bezeichnet, das ein Lehnsherr kontrolliert, oder im übertragenen Sinn eine Organisation oder einen Bereich, die bzw. der von einer einflussreichen Person oder Gruppe beherrscht wird.

1. Feudal estate C1 formal

   A territory or estate granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service during the feudal period.

   • The knight was granted a large fiefdom in the north.
   • The lord's fiefdom included several villages and forests.
   • Peasants worked the land within the fiefdom.

   🇩🇪Feudallehen

   Synonyme: beneficefeefeofffeudfief

2. Controlled organization C1 informal

   An organization, department, or area of activity that is dominated or controlled by a single person or group.

   • The manager ran the department as his personal fiefdom.
   • The company's IT division became a fiefdom of the chief technology officer.
   • The small town was treated like a political fiefdom by the mayor.

   🇩🇪Revier

   Synonyme: bailiwickdomainempirekingdompreserverealmterritory

• fiefdoms plural form
• fiefdoms' possessive plural form
• fiefdom's possessive singular form