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fiefdom

fief·dom

fiefdom

 
pronunciation:
fif dm
features:
Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the domain of a lord under the system of feudalism.
definition 2: a department, area, or organization in which one is the dominating force.
Before becoming mayor, the police department had been his fiefdom.
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