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.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa un feudo o tierra concedida por un señor a un vasallo en el sistema feudal, a cambio de servicios y lealtad; también puede referirse al dominio o propiedad territorial vinculada a dicho régimen.

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.

   🇪🇸Feudo

   Sinónimos: 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.

   🇪🇸Feudo, ámbito de control

   Sinónimos: bailiwickdemesnedomainmanorpreserveprovincesphereterritoryturf

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