Synonymer

Uttal

    • IPA: /ˈfiːf.dəm/
ÖversättningKontextUttal
Substantiv
1.län {ett}historisk
  • Uttal

Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. The estate controlled by a feudal lord; a fief.
  2. (by extension, mostly, pejorative) Any organization in the control of a dominant individual.

Exempel

  • The duke's fiefdom had been greatly expanded as a reward for his dutiful military service on behalf of the king.
  • Most of our company's computers are standardized, but the IT director allows the employees in his own little fiefdom to specify their own machines.
  • Hollande told cheering supporters in his rural fiefdom of Corrèze in south-west France that he was best-placed to lead France towards change, saying the vote marked a "rejection" of Sarkozy and a "sanction" against his five years in office.

Böjningsformer

Pluralfiefdoms

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