Definition of Fiefdom

1. Noun. The domain controlled by a feudal lord.

Generic synonyms: Demesne, Domain, Land
Derivative terms: Fief

2. Noun. An organization that is controlled by a dominant person or group.
Generic synonyms: Organisation, Organization

Definition of Fiefdom

1. Noun. The estate controlled by a feudal lord; a fief. ¹

2. Noun. (context: by extension) Any organization in the control of a dominant individual. Primarily used with a critical or pejorative connotation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fiefdom

1. a fief [n -S] - See also: fief

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fiefdom

fidlam ben
fidlam bens
fido
fidos
fids
fiducial
fiducially
fiducials
fiduciaries
fiduciary
fiduciary duty
fiduciary relation
fie
fiedlerite
fief
fiefdom (current term)
fiefdoms
fiefs
field
field-effect transistor
field-emission microscope
field-grade officer
field-hockey
field-pea plant
field-programmable gate array
field-programmable gate arrays
field-reversed configuration
field-sequential color TV
field-sequential color TV system
field-sequential color television

Literary usage of Fiefdom

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Prague by Bernd F. Gruschwitz (2001)
"Bohemia becomes a fiefdom of Germany. 1212 Ottokar (Otakar) II attracts German settlers to the border areas of Bohemia. 1306 The Premyslid dynasty dies out. ..."

2. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1792)
"... to the ciule of fiefdom therefore, no lefs than to that of virtue, th.it there is one place wl ere the invidious ..."

3. The History of the Popes: From the Close of the Middle Ages. Drawn from the by Ludwig Pastor (1902)
"In the same year he reinvested Giovanni Sforza, who had returned to Pesaro immediately after Alexander's death, with the fiefdom of that place. ..."

4. The Political Theories of Martin Luther by Luther Hess Waring (1910)
"The taxes, which were moderate, were generally ground rents or charges of fiefdom. The introduction of the Roman code entirely changed this state of things, ..."

5. Revolution in Measurement: Western European Weights and Measures Since the by Ronald Edward Zupko (1990)
"Control over weights and measures belonged to feudal lords as part of their fiefdom rights and, since taxes were based on units of measure, ..."

6. Rural Architecture: Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages by Lewis Falley Allen (1852)
"... have given a whole fiefdom in his Hampshire spoliations to possess; while, stretching away toward the Gulf of Mexico, new varieties of tree are found, ..."

7. The Wittich Connection: Conflict and Priority in Late Sixteenth-century by Owen Gingerich, Robert S. Westman (1988)
"... in several major cities of the German Hapsburg realms with links to Tycho's island fiefdom of Hven and to humanistic circles elsewhere in Europe. ..."

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