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.

• 🇨🇳名词，指封建制度下的封地或领地，通常由领主授予封臣，以换取其服务与忠诚。也可泛指私人拥有的地产或势力范围。

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.

   🇨🇳封建领地

   同义词: 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.

   🇨🇳势力范围

   同义词: bailiwickdemesnedomainmanorpreserveprovincesphereterritoryturf

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