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How to use fiefdom in a sentence

11 example sentences · noun

Fiefdom means the estate controlled by a feudal lord. Example: “The duke's fiefdom had been greatly expanded as a reward for his dutiful military service on behalf of the king.”

Examples of fiefdom by meaning

nounThe estate controlled by a feudal lord.

  • The duke's fiefdom had been greatly expanded as a reward for his dutiful military service on behalf of the king.
  • "If you wish to offer any of my vassals fiefdoms or positions in your new kingdom, they have my leave to accept.1989, Robert Shea, The Saracen, The Holy War

More sentences with fiefdom

  • Find the egg, and the mogul’s fortune—along with total control of his digital fiefdom—is yours.2018 March 26, A. A. Dowd, “Steven Spielberg Finds Fun, and maybe even a Soul, in the Pandering Pastiche of Ready Player One”, in The A.V.…. From the entry circuitry
  • Ruling this confined estate as if it were an escritorial fiefdom must be a drag.2013, Raúl Salinas, Louis G. Mendoza, raúlrsalinas and the Jail Machine: My Weapon Is My Pen, page 71. From the entry escritorial
  • Structurally the government consists of fiefdoms, baronies, duchies, planets, and marches (colonization clusters).2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Salarians: Government Codex entry. From the entry unpronounceable
  • The fiefdom will be lorddom if he could help, but already, he was distrusting the will to start.2015, Vicky Glasgow, The Mage Emperor. From the entry lorddom
  • There are little fiefdoms within it.2019, Seth Harp, “Blood and Oil”, in Rolling Stone. From the entry featherbedding
  • We carve out little fiefdoms with the common love of a middle-aged actress, and we march up the gangplank to board our favorite crackship.2016, Kathleen Smith, The Fangirl Life: A Guide to All the Feels and Learning How to Deal, unnumbered page. From the entry crackship
  • Since camels were the most popular form of cattle in this part of the world, the market became their fiefdom, so to speak.2014, S. Hussain Zaidi, “Despair in Dubai”, in My Name is Abu Salem, Gurgaon, Haryana, India: Penguin Books India, →ISBN. From the entry oont
  • For years, this hardscrabble outpost was controlled by an aging warlord, an ally of Myanmar’s brutal military junta, who ran his fiefdom largely according to his own whims.2025 July 18, Timothy McLaughlin, “A Rebel Army Is Building a Rare-Earth Empire on China's Border. The Kachin Independence Organization…. From the entry Pangwa
  • I allus thunk it was kind of a social norm that the spice cabinet is a private fiefdom, not to be messed with however good the reasons.2001 November 12, Nathan Tenny, “Current Legend: 4000 Jewish people didn't go to WTC on bombing day”, in alt.folklore.urban (Usenet). From the entry presumptuosity

Meaning of fiefdom

  1. noun The estate controlled by a feudal lord.
  2. noun Any organization in the control of a dominant individual.

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Questions about fiefdom in a sentence

How do you use fiefdom in a sentence?
Fiefdom is used as a noun. For example: “The duke's fiefdom had been greatly expanded as a reward for his dutiful military service on behalf of the king.”
What is a short sentence with fiefdom?
“There are little fiefdoms within it.”
What does fiefdom mean?
Fiefdom means the estate controlled by a feudal lord.

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