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fief·dom
 fiefdom
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- pronunciation:
- fif
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the domain of a lord under the system of feudalism.
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| 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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