fief
noun/fiːf/
/fiːf/
(also fiefdom
/ˈfiːfdəm/
/ˈfiːfdəm/
)- (law, old use) an area of land, especially a rented area for which the payment is work, not money
土地；（尤指）采邑，封地 - an area or a situation in which somebody has control or influence
领域；势力范围 - She considers the office as her own private fiefdom.
她把办公室视为她的私人领地。
- She considers the office as her own private fiefdom.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French, from medieval Latin feodum, feudum, ultimately of Germanic origin.