fief

• Nom désignant une terre ou un domaine accordé par un seigneur à un vassal dans le cadre du système féodal, en échange de services et de fidélité.

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.

1. Feudal estateC1formal

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

   Fief (terre féodale)

   • 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.

   Synonymesbeneficefeefeudfiefdomseigniory

2. Area of controlC2informal

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

   Champ d'action ou de contrôle

   • 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.

   Synonymesbailiwickdemesnedomainmanorpreserveprovincesphereterritoryturf