Associations to the word «Fiefdom»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

FIEFDOM, noun. The domain controlled by a feudal lord.
FIEFDOM, noun. An organization that is controlled by a dominant person or group.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King