fief

fief

noun \ˈfēf\

Definition of FIEF

1

: a feudal estate : fee

2

: something over which one has rights or exercises control <a politician's fief>

— fief·dom \-dəm\ noun

Examples of FIEF

1. <the logistics of the relief effort is the director's fief>

Origin of FIEF

French, from Old French — more at fee

First Known Use: circa 1611

Related to FIEF

Synonyms: area, arena, bailiwick, barony, business, circle, demesne, department, discipline, domain, element, field, fiefdom, firmament, front, game, kingdom, line, precinct, province, realm, specialty, sphere, terrain, walk

Related Words: frontier; study, subject; territory, turf; occupation, profession, pursuit, racket, vocation; ambit, amplitude, breadth, compass, confine, dimension(s), extent, ken, reach, scope, sweep, width; subfield, subspecialty

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Other History Terms

agonistic, carpetbagger, enceinte, historiography, paladin

Rhymes with FIEF

beef, brief, chief, grief, kef, leaf, lief, reef, sheaf, thief