| Library / English Dictionary |
FIEFDOM
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An organization that is controlled by a dominant person or group
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("fiefdom" is a kind of...):
organisation; organization (a group of people who work together)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The domain controlled by a feudal lord
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("fiefdom" is a kind of...):
demesne; domain; land (territory over which rule or control is exercised)
Derivation:
fief (a piece of land held under the feudal system)
