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Historically, art has always had a market. When one medieval fiefdom defeated another they would drag back its jewels, gold, tapestries and art objects as the spoils of war. Art equaled power, riches and culture.
Arne Glimcher

Meaning of "fiefdom" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIEFDOM

fiefdom  [ˈfiːfdəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIEFDOM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fiefdom is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIEFDOM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fiefdom

Fief

A fee or fief was the central element of feudalism and consisted of heritable property or rights granted by an overlord to a vassal who held it in fealty in return for a form of feudal allegiance and service, usually given by the personal ceremonies of homage and fealty. The fees were often lands or revenue-producing real property held in feudal land tenure: these are typically known as fiefs or fiefdoms. However, not only land but anything of value could be held in fee, including governmental office, rights of exploitation such as hunting or fishing, monopolies in trade, and tax farms.

Definition of fiefdom in the English dictionary

The definition of fiefdom in the dictionary is the property owned by a lord. Other definition of fiefdom is an area over which a person or organization exerts authority or influence.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIEFDOM


Adam
ˈædəm
chefdom
ˈʃɛfdəm
chiefdom
ˈtʃiːfdəm
corundum
kəˈrʌndəm
fandom
ˈfændəm
freedom
ˈfriːdəm
kingdom
ˈkɪŋdəm
madam
ˈmædəm
madame
ˈmædəm
memorandum
ˌmɛməˈrændəm
random
ˈrændəm
referendum
ˌrɛfəˈrɛndəm
seldom
ˈsɛldəm
selfdom
ˈsɛlfdəm
serfdom
ˈsɜːfdəm
sheriffdom
ˈʃɛrɪfdəm
tandem
ˈtændəm
wifedom
ˈwaɪfdəm
wisdom
ˈwɪzdəm
Wyndham
ˈwɪndəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIEFDOM

fie
fief
field
field ambulance
field army
field artillery
field battery
field boot
field captain
field centre
field corn
field cornet
field day
field drain
field emission
field event
field glass
field glasses
field goal
field grown

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIEFDOM

animal kingdom
at random
Christendom
condom
conventional wisdom
degree of freedom
dom
dukedom
earldom
Edom
kaiserdom
martyrdom
Old Kingdom
plant kingdom
popedom
pseudorandom
Radom
Sodom
stardom
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Synonyms and antonyms of fiefdom in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fiefdom» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIEFDOM

Find out the translation of fiefdom to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fiefdom from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fiefdom» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

封地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

feudo
570 millions of speakers

English

fiefdom
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जागीर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إقطاعية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вотчиной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

feudo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জায়গীর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fief
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pencuri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

領地
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

봉건
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kabotan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thái ấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fief
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिंजरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tımar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

feudo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lenno
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вотчиною
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fief
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φέουδο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förläning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

len
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fiefdom

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIEFDOM»

The term «fiefdom» is regularly used and occupies the 63.203 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIEFDOM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fiefdom

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2 QUOTES WITH «FIEFDOM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fiefdom.
1
Arne Glimcher
Historically, art has always had a market. When one medieval fiefdom defeated another they would drag back its jewels, gold, tapestries and art objects as the spoils of war. Art equaled power, riches and culture.
2
Wole Soyinka
Under a dictatorship, a nation ceases to exist. All that remains is a fiefdom, a planet of slaves regimented by aliens from outer space.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIEFDOM»

Discover the use of fiefdom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fiefdom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Fiefdom Syndrome: The Turf Battles That Undermine ...
In The Fiefdom Syndrome, Bob Herbold exposes the myriad ways such fiefdoms can compromise a company’s effectiveness—as well as show what managers, companies, and individuals can do to break up fiefdoms and conquer the turf wars.
Robert Herbold, 2004
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Enforcement and the Stability and Growth Pact: How Fiscal ...
Historically, the norm has been fiefdom, where no attempt was made to internalize the common pool extemality. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, however, more and more countries began to adopt reforms. In some cases, this preceded ...
Anthony Annett, 2006
3
Fiefdom: A Kingdom Novel
The last of humanity has taken refuge in hibernation at the poles, hiding from the giant invading insects that have conquered the Earth.
Dan Abnett, Nik Vincent, 2014
4
Thy Fiefdom Comes
"Forgive me.
David KoChin, 2009
5
They Made Their Souls Anew: Ils Ont Refait Leur Ame
Fiefdom. This body of work previous to 1933 still exists. It has been published in volumes which will continue to figure on the shelves of libraries. It is a corpus of work which places Karl Wolfskehl among the outstanding poets of the German ...
André Neher, 1990
6
China: Five Thousand Years of History and Civilization
With the territorial expansion of each fiefdom and the increasing alienation from the kinship of the Zhou royal house, their independency became more and more apparent. Within each fiefdom, the overall political structure was mainly an ...
The Editorial Committee of Chinese Civilization: A Source Book, City University of Hong Kong, 2007
7
The Katas: The Meaning behind the Movements
Yamamoto Jocho (1659– 1719) was a warrior from a fiefdom in the south of Japan. His feudal lord died in 1700 without authorizing him to commit seppuku in order to follow him. Yamamoto then gave up his status as a warrior and became a ...
Kenji Tokitsu, 2010
8
Fiscal Governance in Europe
Based on data from European Union countries, this book presents a theoretical framework to discuss how governments coordinate budgeting decisions.
Mark Hallerberg, Rolf Rainer Strauch, Jürgen von Hagen, 2009
9
MSDN Magazine
What Is a Fiefdom? A service should be a completely autonomous application. It's not an island though because you can ask it to perform services for you. But it is autonomous in the sense that it completely controls its data and it denies the ...
10
Satan's Sisters: A Novel Work of Fiction
That was the whole point in going over there and saying the things she said—to make life miserable for that evil so-and-so who ran The Lunch Club like her own personal fiefdom. Of course, Heather had established her own fiefdom at ...
Star Jones, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIEFDOM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fiefdom is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bloomberg fires digital editor Josh Topolsky - POLITICO
He also reined in Josh Tyrangiel, the head of consumer-facing content, who was building his own fiefdom within the company. Both Topolsky ... «Politico, Jul 15»
2
Articles: Political Momentum Builds for Ending a Scourge on …
Maryland, which Democrats until recently ran as a fiefdom, is a case study of how the process becomes medieval when one party has been in ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
3
Football fans can't fathom how Alan Pardew convinced Yohan …
Cabaye was a creative force during his time with Newcastle and Pardew must have given him the hard sell to get the Frenchman to join his fiefdom at Palace. «SportsJOE, Jul 15»
4
Chip edge | The Financial Express
Second, IBM's superchip now introduces competition in a business segment that has been, for long, thought of as the fiefdom of Intel. Though ... «Financial Express, Jul 15»
5
Legislature violates conservative principle - Greensboro News …
But a Bull Moose set on expanding his fiefdom is no respecter of tradition," Wrenn writes, using his term for a powerful state senator. When the ... «Greensboro News & Record, Jul 15»
6
Bahubali Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India
A brief background about Avanthika first: a feared warrior from the fiefdom of Kuntala, she's dedicated her life to the cause of rescuing ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
7
Not a peep about killings in Chicago : News - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Then on July 4, 10 blacks are gunned down in Rahm Emanuel's fiefdom of Chicago, and not a peep. Sickening! Michael Pashia • Festus. «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
8
The willingness to adapt is key to good leadership
Unfortunately for Mr. Trump, holding a political office is not the same as being the king of your own fiefdom. What are strengths for you as a ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
9
Rs 11,300 cr Mumbai coastal road likely to be a "disaster", if poorly …
However, the BJP coalition in the state has handed it over to the municipal corporation, the long-time fiefdom of its political partner, the Shiv ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
10
Shivraj Singh Chouhan's mishandling of the Vyapam Scam has …
But so far he had been able to exercise complete freedom in the running of his fiefdom because of the massive mandate that he won in the ... «India Today, Jul 15»

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