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Fiefs
/fːifs/
An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior.
📖 Definitions of "Fiefs"
noun
- 1
An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior.
- 2
Something over which one has rights or exercises control.
- 3
An area of dominion, especially in a corporate or governmental bureaucracy.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fiefs"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| feoffnoun | (law) A fief. |
| feudsnoun | A state of long-standing mutual hostility. |
| fiefdomsnoun | (by extension, chiefly derogatory) Any organization in the control of a dominant individual. |
| strongholdsnoun | A place built to withstand attack; a fortress. |
| baroniesnoun | The domain of a baron or baroness, usually as part of a larger kingdom or empire. |
| satrapsnoun | (historical) A governor of a Persian province. |
| aristocraciesnoun | The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class. |
| duchiesnoun | A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess. |
| clansnoun | a German-style board game designed by Leo Colovini. |
| kingdomsnoun | A realm having a king or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign. |
| bureaucraciesnoun | Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers. |
| factionsnoun | (countable) A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group. |
| coteriesnoun | A circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose. |
| satrapiesnoun | (historical) The territory governed by a satrap; a province of any of several ancient empires of West Asia (specifically, of the Median or Achaemenid empires or certain of their successors, including the Sasanian Empire and Hellenistic empires). |
| empiresnoun | A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations. |
| placemennoun | In the political history of Britain, placemen were Members of Parliament who held paid office in the civil service, generally sinecures, simultaneously with their seat in the legislature. |
| politiesnoun | (politics, religion, usually uncountable) Organizational structure and governance, especially of a state or a religion. |
| oligarchiesnoun | A government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their friends and associates. |
| nomenklaturanoun | (collective) The people on such lists; (by extension), any privileged class, a social or political elite. |
| confederatednoun | A member of a confederacy. |
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