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fief

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Main Entry: fief

Pronunciation: \ˈfēf\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Old French — more at fee

Date: circa 1611

1 : a feudal estate : fee
2 : something over which one has rights or exercises control <a politician's fief>

— fief·dom \-dəm\ noun

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