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BNC: 40995 COCA: 22666

fiefdom

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
fiefdom /ˈfiːfdəm/ noun
plural fiefdoms
fiefdom
/ˈfiːfdəm/
noun
plural fiefdoms
Learner's definition of FIEFDOM
[count]
: an area over which a person has control控制范围;领域
BNC: 40995 COCA: 22666

fiefdom

noun

fief·​dom ˈfēf-dəm How to pronounce fiefdom (audio)
plural fiefdoms
: an area over which someone exercises control as or in the manner of a feudal lord
The Seigneur could not sell his fiefdom without approval from the Queen. Timothy Foote
… he encouraged the notion that the company was an extension of himself, and certainly it had been argued over the years that in his spending habits he treated it as his personal fiefdom. Connie Bruck
These men began to run Brazil as their personal fiefdom. Sue Branford
… corruption and nepotism are as rife as ever, with regional party leaders running their local fiefdoms like mafia godfathers. Michael A. Hall

Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fiefdom was in 1814
BNC: 40995 COCA: 22666

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