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Area Fief Fiːf Bre Fief•Dom ˈfiːfdəm Noun  Word

Front fief
Back fief
BrE /fiːf/

NAmE /fiːf/
(also fief•dom /BrE ˈfiːfdəm; NAmE ˈfiːfdəm/)
noun
 word origin
1 (law) (old use) an area of land, especially a rented area for which the payment is work, not money
2 an area or a situation in which sb has control or influence

She considers the office as her own private fiefdom.

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