Fiefdom vs Fieldom - What's the difference?
fiefdom | fieldom |
Fieldom has no English definition.
The estate controlled by a feudal lord; a fief.
(by extension, mostly, pejorative) Any organization in the control of a dominant individual.
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=April 23
, author=Angelique Chrisafis
, title=François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election
, work=the Guardian
Fieldom is likely misspelled.
Fieldom has no English definition.
As a noun fiefdom
is the estate controlled by a feudal lord; a fief.fiefdom
English
(wikipedia fiefdom)Noun
(en noun)- The duke's fiefdom had been greatly expanded as a reward for his dutiful military service on behalf of the king.
- Most of our company's computers are standardized, but the IT director allows the employees in his own little fiefdom to specify their own machines.
citation, page= , passage=Hollande told cheering supporters in his rural fiefdom of Corrèze in south-west France that he was best-placed to lead France towards change, saying the vote marked a "rejection" of Sarkozy and a "sanction" against his five years in office.}}
