Fiefdom

//ˈfiːf.dəm// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The estate controlled by a feudal lord. countable, historical, uncountable

    "The duke's fiefdom had been greatly expanded as a reward for his dutiful military service on behalf of the king."

  2. 2
    an organization that is controlled by a dominant person or group wordnet
  3. 3
    Any organization in the control of a dominant individual. broadly, countable, derogatory, uncountable

    "“[Bill Clinton] was just walking around, looking in all the offices, like he was surveying his fiefdom. He had a big grin on his face.”"

  4. 4
    the domain controlled by a feudal lord wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
adverse possessionalodiumburgageclaimcolonyde facto

Example

More examples

"This community isn't your personal fiefdom."

Etymology

From fief + -dom.

More for "fiefdom"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.