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The estate controlled by a feudal lord.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
Examples
- The duke's fiefdom had been greatly expanded as a reward for his dutiful military service on behalf of the king.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fief
Antonyms: none provided
Any organization in the control of a dominant individual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, derogatory, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
an organization that is controlled by a dominant person or group
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organization, organisation
the domain controlled by a feudal lord
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: domain, demesne, land
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
feu
— estate controlled by a feudal lord
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Chinese Mandarin:
采邑
(càiyì)
— estate controlled by a feudal lord
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Chinese Mandarin:
封地
(fēngdì)
— estate controlled by a feudal lord
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Dutch:
heerlijkheid
— estate controlled by a feudal lord
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Dutch:
leen
— estate controlled by a feudal lord
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Dutch:
leengoed
— estate controlled by a feudal lord
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Finnish:
läänitys
— estate controlled by a feudal lord
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French:
seigneurie
— estate controlled by a feudal lord
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Galician:
couto
— estate controlled by a feudal lord
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Galician:
feudo
— estate controlled by a feudal lord
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German:
Lehen
— estate controlled by a feudal lord
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German:
Lehnsgut
— estate controlled by a feudal lord
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German:
Herrschaft
— estate controlled by a feudal lord
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Italian:
feudo
— estate controlled by a feudal lord
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Japanese:
領国
(ryōgoku)
— estate controlled by a feudal lord
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Japanese:
藩
(han)
— estate controlled by a feudal lord
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Japanese:
レーエン
(rēen)
— estate controlled by a feudal lord
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Polish:
lenno
— estate controlled by a feudal lord
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Polish:
feudum
— estate controlled by a feudal lord
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Portuguese:
feudo
— estate controlled by a feudal lord
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Russian:
феод
(feod)
— estate controlled by a feudal lord
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Spanish:
feudo
— estate controlled by a feudal lord
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Catalan:
feu
— organization in the control of a dominant individual
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Chinese Mandarin:
地盤 /地盘
(dìpán)
— organization in the control of a dominant individual
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Finnish:
valtakunta
— organization in the control of a dominant individual
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German:
Herrschaftsgebiet
— organization in the control of a dominant individual
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German:
Reich
— organization in the control of a dominant individual
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German:
Revier
— organization in the control of a dominant individual
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Polish:
domena
— organization in the control of a dominant individual
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Spanish:
feudo
— organization in the control of a dominant individual
