Fiefdom vs. Fief — What's the Difference?

The estate or domain of a feudal lord.

A fief (; Latin: feudum) was the central element of feudalism. It consisted of heritable property or rights granted by an overlord to a vassal who held it in fealty (or "in fee") in return for a form of feudal allegiance and service, usually given by the personal ceremonies of homage and fealty.

An organization or department over which one dominant person or group exercises control.

See fee.

(historical) The estate controlled by a feudal lord.

A fiefdom.

Any organization in the control of a dominant individual.

Land held of a superior, particularly on condition of homage, fealty, and personal service, especially military service.

The domain controlled by a feudal lord

(figurative) estate: any land, when considered as a region over which the owner exercises lordly control.

An organization that is controlled by a dominat person or group

(figurative) A territory, a domain, an area over which one exercises lordly control, particularly with regard to corporate or governmental bureaucracies.

A piece of land held under the feudal system