FIEF

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A piece of land held under the feudal system

Synonyms:

feoff; fief

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("fief" is a kind of...):

acres; demesne; estate; land; landed estate (extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use)

Derivation:

fiefdom (the domain controlled by a feudal lord)

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