Complete Definition of "fiefdom"

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

#:The duke's fiefdom had been greatly expanded as a reward for his dutiful military service on behalf of the king.

  1. context|by extension Any organization in the control of a dominant individual.

#:Most of our company's computers are standardized, but the IT director allows the employees in his own little fiefdom to specify their own machines.

Translations
trans-top|estate controlled by a feudal lord
German: Lehenswesen
Chinese: ��
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trans-top|an organization in the control of a dominant individual
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Translations to be checked
Spanish: feudo m

fr:fiefdom
ru:fiefdom
vi:fiefdom

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