領地(りょうち)

りょうち
noun
territory; domain; fief
1. territory; domain; fief
Land under the control or jurisdiction of a ruler, lord, or sovereign. Used primarily in historical and political contexts.
広大(こうだい)な領地(りょうち)を治(おさ)める。
Govern a vast territory.
戦(いくさ)に勝(か)って領地(りょうち)を広(ひろ)げた。
They won the battle and expanded their territory.
大名(だいみょう)の領地(りょうち)は代替(だいが)わりのたびに幕府(ばくふ)によって安堵(あんど)されるか、移封(いほう)される場合(ばあい)もあった。
A daimyo's domain could be either confirmed by the shogunate upon succession or reassigned to a different territory.

USAGE NOTES:
領地(りょうち) is composed of 領(りょう) (territory, possession) and 地(ち) (land). It is primarily a historical term but also appears in fantasy fiction and games.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 領土(りょうど) — national territory, sovereign land (used in modern political/international contexts)
  • 領地(りょうち) — feudal domain, fief (used in historical contexts)
  • 藩(はん) — a feudal domain in the Edo period (a specific Japanese institution)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 領地(りょうち)を治(おさ)める (govern a territory)
  • 領地(りょうち)を広(ひろ)げる (expand one's territory)
  • 領地(りょうち)を没収(ぼっしゅう)する (confiscate a territory)
  • 領地(りょうち)争(あらそ)い (territorial dispute)

Related Words

Related: 領主(りょうしゅ) (feudal lord)
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