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Noun: fiefdom  feef-dum
  1. The domain controlled by a feudal lord
    "The knight's fiefdom included several prosperous villages"
     
  2. An organization that is controlled by a dominant person or group
    "The department had become the manager's personal fiefdom"

Derived forms: fiefdoms

Type of: demesne, domain, land, org [informal], organisation [Brit], organization

Encyclopedia: Fiefdom