Definition of Fiefdoms

1. Noun. (plural of fiefdom) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fiefdoms

1. fiefdom [n] - See also: fiefdom

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fiefdoms

fidlam bens
fido
fidos
fids
fiducial
fiducially
fiducials
fiduciaries
fiduciary
fiduciary duty
fiduciary relation
fie
fiedlerite
fief
fiefdom
fiefdoms (current term)
fiefs
field
field-effect transistor
field-emission microscope
field-grade officer
field-hockey
field-pea plant
field-programmable gate array
field-programmable gate arrays
field-reversed configuration
field-sequential color TV
field-sequential color TV system
field-sequential color television
field-sequential color television system

Literary usage of Fiefdoms

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Awakening of the East: Siberia by Pierre Leroy-Beaulieu (1901)
"... whose ancestors possessed their fiefdoms before the elevation of ... among whom he distributed the fiefdoms he had confiscated from his enemies : they ..."

2. Adventure Guide Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia by Janet Arrowood (2006)
"These small fiefdoms maintained their power and spread their influence through a ... These small fiefdoms fell under the influence of neighboring kingdoms, ..."

3. The Tourist in France by Thomas Roscoe (1834)
"Among the other lords paramount, that is, who hold fiefdoms and liege-men, at least amounting to one hundred, was scarcely one who yielded the palm, ..."

4. Travels in European Turkey, in 1850: Through Bosnia, Servia, Bulgaria by Edmund Spencer (1851)
"... their faith and enslaved their country, by placing it under the rule of a Mussulman sovereign. Previous to this arbitrary measure, the fiefdoms of ..."

5. Governance in China by OECD (2005)
"Promoting competition: eliminating institutional fiefdoms in the agro-food value chain. China's primary agriculture and retail sector are increasingly ..."

6. India by Nelles Verlag Staff, Shalini Saran (1999)
"The remaining regions were awarded as fiefdoms, especially to younger brothers of ... The tax revenues from these fiefdoms were not passed on to the king, ..."

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