n. [ F. fief; of German origin, and the same word as E. fee. See Fee, and cf. Feud, a tief. ] (Law) An estate held of a superior on condition of military service; a fee; a feud. See under Benefice, n., 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rerefief

n. [ F. arrière-fief. See Rear hinder, and Fief. ] (Scots Law) A fief held of a superior feudatory; a fief held by an under tenant. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

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称霸

[称霸 / 稱霸, chēng bà] lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon; to take a leading role; to build a personal fiefdom #21321

封地

[封地, fēng dì] feudal fiefdom; land held as a vassal in feudal society; enfeoffment #55143

独霸一方

[独霸一方 / 獨霸一方, dú bà yī fāng] to exercise sole hegemony (成语 saw); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc); to hold as one's personal fiefdom #103319

采邑

[采邑 / 採邑, cǎi yì] fief; benefice #116466

尾张国

[尾张国 / 尾張國, Wěi zhāng guó] Owari or Owari-no-kuni, Japanese fiefdom during 11th-15th century, current Aichi prefecture around Nagoya

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藩

[はん, han] (n, n-suf) fiefdom; domain (precursor to current prefectures); (P) #889

知行

[ちぎょう, chigyou] (n, vs) fief #12998

旧領

[きゅうりょう, kyuuryou] (n) old fief #18145

レーエン

[re-en] (n) (obsc) fiefdom (ger

旧藩

[きゅうはん, kyuuhan] (n) former clan; former fief

旧封

[きゅうほう, kyuuhou] (n) former fief

支藩

[しはん, shihan] (n) subsidiary domain; sub-fief

縦割行政;縦割り行政

[たてわりぎょうせい, tatewarigyousei] (n) vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms

諸藩

[しょはん, shohan] (n) various fiefdoms; various domains

全封地

[ぜんほうち, zenhouchi] (n) the whole fief

他領

[たりょう, taryou] (n) another fief

大藩

[たいはん, taihan] (n) large feudal domain; large fiefdom; powerful clan

天領

[てんりょう, tenryou] (n) imperial fief; shogunate control

封地

[ほうち, houchi] (n) daimiate; fief