| 单词 | fief |
| 释义 | fief (once / 3751 pages) n Under the feudal system, a fief was a piece of land. This is short for fiefdom. Words that go along with fief are vassal and feudal lord; the lord (kind of like our landlords) owned the fief and the vassal was subject to all of his rules. If you were the lord of a fief, your tenant was your servant. If you were to work on someone's farm but were paid nothing, it would be like you were working a fief. The word is not used much these days — though people still don’t like landlords much. WORD FAMILYfief: fiefdom, fiefs+/fiefdom: fiefdoms USAGE EXAMPLESIt is now the fief of a handful of behemoths. Economist(Dec 15, 2016) Hollywood teems with pompous self-appointed kings ruling their fiefs as they see fit. New York Times(Nov 22, 2016) His domain split into warring fiefs that eventually gave rise to Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) n a piece of land held under the feudal system Syn|Hyper feoff acres, demesne, estate, land, landed estate extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use |
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