FIEFDOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fiefdom mean? 

• FIEFDOM (noun)
  The noun FIEFDOM has 2 senses:

1. the domain controlled by a feudal lord

2. an organization that is controlled by a dominant person or group

  Familiarity information: FIEFDOM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIEFDOM (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

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)