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  • noun Plural form of fief.

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Examples

  • 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

    The Coming of the Friars Augustus Jessopp 1868

  • Endless gerrymandering has resulted in the creation of political "fiefs", where getting "elected" is essentially an appointment for life.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2010

  • Endless gerrymandering has resulted in the creation of political "fiefs", where getting "elected" is essentially an appointment for life.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2010

  • Endless gerrymandering has resulted in the creation of political "fiefs", where getting "elected" is essentially an appointment for life.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2010

  • Endless gerrymandering has resulted in the creation of political "fiefs", where getting "elected" is essentially an appointment for life.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2010

  • Endless gerrymandering has resulted in the creation of political "fiefs", where getting "elected" is essentially an appointment for life.

    Financial Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2010

  • Endless gerrymandering has resulted in the creation of political "fiefs", where getting "elected" is essentially an appointment for life.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2010

  • He promised a reunion of the Eastern Orthodox Church and to give Byzantine lands ( "fiefs") to victorious knights from feudal Western Europe.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • He promised a reunion of the Eastern Orthodox Church and to give Byzantine lands ( "fiefs") to victorious knights from the feudal west.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • He promised a reunion of the Eastern Orthodox Church and to give Byzantine lands ( "fiefs") to victorious knights from the feudal west.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] 2009

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