fief

noun

ˈfēf

: a feudal estate : fee

: something over which one has rights or exercises control

a politician's fief

Example Sentences

the logistics of the relief effort is the director's fief

Recent Examples on the Web In his own fief, the executive had become accustomed to torrid growth.

Dana Mattioli, WSJ, 16 June 2022 Since gaining power in the Republika Srpska, Dodik, according to his critics, has turned the entity into a personal fief.

New York Times, 14 June 2022 As the Tatmadaw began loosening control over the economy, engaging in a fire sale of assets that had once been the military’s fief, that elite class of the well-connected swooped in to profit.

New York Times, 24 Dec. 2021 Paul is the heir to House Atreides, whose fief is the oceanic planet of Caladan, a stony, rainy, tumultuous world, limited in its purview and power.

K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2021 This was particularly so in Mazar-e-Sharif, which was governed as a personal fief by former mujahedeen commander Gen. Atta Mohammad Nooruntil his ouster by President Ashraf Ghani in 2017.

Gordon Lubold, WSJ, 2 July 2021 But for nearly a half-century, the building and society have been the fief of an eminent physician named Dr. Kevin M. Cahill, his family and his friends.

Dan Barry, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2021 Lulled by glamour and success, Real Madrid has allowed itself to be transformed into the personal fief of its president, Florentino Pérez.

New York Times, 9 Apr. 2021 Their claim is based on possession of a fief—a right granted by a feudal overlord in exchange for allegiance or services.

The Economist, 27 Mar. 2021 See More

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释义	fief noun ˈfēf 1 : a feudal estate : fee 2 : something over which one has rights or exercises control a politician's fief Did you know? In European feudalism, a fief was a source of income granted to a person (called a vassal) by his lord in exchange for his services. The fief usually consisted of land and the labor of peasants who were bound to cultivate it. The income it provided supported the vassal, who was obliged to fight for his lord as a knight. Synonyms area arena bailiwick barony business circle demesne department discipline domain element fiefdom field firmament front game kingdom line precinct province realm specialty sphere terrain walk See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the logistics of the relief effort is the director's fief Recent Examples on the Web In his own fief, the executive had become accustomed to torrid growth. Dana Mattioli, WSJ, 16 June 2022 Since gaining power in the Republika Srpska, Dodik, according to his critics, has turned the entity into a personal fief. New York Times, 14 June 2022 As the Tatmadaw began loosening control over the economy, engaging in a fire sale of assets that had once been the military’s fief, that elite class of the well-connected swooped in to profit. New York Times, 24 Dec. 2021 Paul is the heir to House Atreides, whose fief is the oceanic planet of Caladan, a stony, rainy, tumultuous world, limited in its purview and power. K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2021 This was particularly so in Mazar-e-Sharif, which was governed as a personal fief by former mujahedeen commander Gen. Atta Mohammad Nooruntil his ouster by President Ashraf Ghani in 2017. Gordon Lubold, WSJ, 2 July 2021 But for nearly a half-century, the building and society have been the fief of an eminent physician named Dr. Kevin M. Cahill, his family and his friends. Dan Barry, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2021 Lulled by glamour and success, Real Madrid has allowed itself to be transformed into the personal fief of its president, Florentino Pérez. New York Times, 9 Apr. 2021 Their claim is based on possession of a fief—a right granted by a feudal overlord in exchange for allegiance or services. The Economist, 27 Mar. 2021 See More Word History Etymology French, from Old French — more at fee First Known Use circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition fief noun ˈfēf : an estate of land given to a vassal by a feudal lord fief noun as in area a region of activity, knowledge, or influence the logistics of the relief effort is the director's fief Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance area domain department realm kingdom element walk barony field province sphere territory fiefdom terrain demesne specialty circle bailiwick precinct arena business discipline game front firmament study confine subject line frontier profession occupation vocation turf pursuit scope racket extent amplitude reach ken compass width ambit sweep subspecialty breadth subfield dimension(s)
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