Fiefdoms

A fiefdom was more than just a piece of land with definite boundaries owned by a nobleman. Though it usually contained a castle or large home with farm land and forest like a manor did, a fiefdom also included rights.

It might include a right that says its owner can collect money or tools from people who want to pass over the owner's bridge or fish in his stream. He might also operate a mill where all the peasants had to pay to have their corn ground.