Fief

Noun

 * 1) An estate held of a superior on condition of military service.
 * 2) Something over which one has rights or exercises control.
 * 3)  An area of dominion, especially in a corporate or governmental bureaucracy.

Synonyms

 * manor

Related terms

 * fiefdom

Thesaurus
copyhold, equitable estate, estate at sufferance, estate for life, estate for years, estate in expectancy, estate in fee, estate in possession, estate tail, fee, fee simple, fee tail, feod, feodum, feud, feudal estate, lease, leasehold, legal estate, paramount estate, particular estate, remainder, reversion, vested estate

Etymology
fief:, itself from unattested.

Anagrams

 * fife, Fife

Etymology
fief:, itself from unattested.

Noun

 * 1) fief

Related terms

 * fieffer