Meaning & use
fiefdom
An area or sphere over which a person or group has control, especially jealously guarded.
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The sales manager ran her department like a personal fiefdom, resisting any outside input.
In medieval Europe, powerful lords ruled their fiefdoms with near-total authority.
A note on using this word
The modern figurative use, describing a jealously controlled area of an organization, is now far more common than the historical feudal sense.
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