fiefdom

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The estate controlled by a feudal lord. countable,historical,uncountable
    — The duke's fiefdom had been greatly expanded as a reward for his dutiful military service on behalf of the king.
  2. Any organization in the control of a dominant individual. broadly,countable,derogatory,uncountable
    — “[Bill Clinton] was just walking around, looking in all the offices, like he was surveying his fiefdom. He had a big grin on his face.”

词形变化

fiefdoms plural

词源

Etymology tree
English fief
English -dom
English fiefdom
From fief + -dom.
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