Hyper Dictionary

English Dictionary Computer Dictionary Video Dictionary Thesaurus Dream Dictionary Medical Dictionary


Search Dictionary:  

Meaning of FIEFDOM

Pronunciation:  'feefdum

 Sponsored Links: 
 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  an organization that is controlled by a dominat person or group
  2. [n]  the domain controlled by a feudal lord
 
 See Also: demesne, domain, land, organisation, organization

 

 

Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: adverse possession, alodium, burgage, claim, colony, de facto, de jure, dependency, derivative title, fee fief, fee position, fee simple, fee simple absolute, fee simple conditional, fee simple defeasible, fee simple determinable, fee tail, feodum, feud, frankalmoign, free socage, freehold, gavelkind, having title to, hold, holding, knight service, lay fee, lease, leasehold, legal claim, legal possession, mandate, occupancy, occupation, original title, owning, possessing, possession, preoccupancy, preoccupation, prepossession, prescription, property, property rights, proprietary rights, seisin, socage, squatting, sublease, tenancy, tenantry, tenure, tenure in chivalry, title, underlease, undertenancy, usucapion, villein socage, villeinhold, villenage
 

 

 



COPYRIGHT © 2000-2007 HYPERDICTIONARY.COM HOME | ABOUT HYPERDICTIONARY