fief

noun

/fiːf/

(also fiefdom

/ˈfiːfdəm/

)

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(law法律, old use) an area of land, especially a rented area for which the payment is work, not money土地；（尤指）采邑，封地
an area or a situation in which somebody has control or influence领域；势力范围
- She considers the office as her own private fiefdom.她把办公室视为她的私人领地。

Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French, from medieval Latin feodum, feudum, ultimately of Germanic origin.

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