fiefdom

IPA: fˈifdʌm

(historical) The estate controlled by a feudal lord.
(by extension, chiefly derogatory) Any organization in the control of a dominant individual.

Examples of "fiefdom" in Sentences

I can see the fiefdom continues.
That said, this is not a fiefdom.
A neat little bureaucratic fiefdom.
It's ccwaters personal sports fiefdom.
Galloway was a difficult fiefdom to rule.
Decazes is a family name and not a fiefdom.
In return he received Polatsk as a fiefdom.
Fact it was a fiefdom of Czech crown is not hidden.
That's not an adhocracy, it's division into fiefdoms.
The system whereby China was effectively divided up into local fiefdoms of feudalistic warlords was extremely beneficial for imperialism.