Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : fief , n :
An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior. Something over which one has rights or exercises control. (metaphor) An area of dominion, especially in a corporate or governmental bureaucracy.
An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior. Something over which one has rights or exercises control. (metaphor) An area of dominion, especially in a corporate or governmental bureaucracy.