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fiefdom

[feef-duhm]

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noun

the estate or domain of a feudal lord.

Informal. anything, as an organization or real estate, owned or controlled by one dominant person or group.

Origin:
1805–15; fief + -dom

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fiefdom (ˈfiːfdəm)

—n
1.	(in feudal Europe) the property owned by a lord
2.	an area over which a person or organization exerts authority or influence

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fiefdom

1814, from fief + -dom.

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