Definition of "fiefs" []

• Plural form of fief. (noun)

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• "The barons were supposed to hold these tracts, called fiefs, as _tenants_ of the king, and in return they were expected to make an acknowledgment to the king in the shape of some"
• "Endless gerrymandering has resulted in the creation of political "fiefs", where getting "elected" is essentially an appointment for life."
• "He promised a reunion of the Eastern Orthodox Church and to give Byzantine lands ( "fiefs") to victorious knights from feudal Western Europe."