Kismet is defined as fate or destiny. If you miss your train and then meet the person who turns out to be your spouse while you wait for the next one, this is an example of fate or kismet. fate; destiny. Origin of kismet.
fiefdom. 1  the estate or domain of a feudal lord. 2  Informal. anything, as an organization or real estate, owned or controlled by one dominant person or group.
Fiefâholding; A fief is a hereditary position with land and peasants; In order to keep a fief, a lord had to be able to protect his land. A lord could give one of his vassals a fief. Primogeniture; The land went to the eldest son. Relief; Taxes paid by vassals to their lord. The Three Estates. The Church = 1 st Estate