Wolfe and Lornell said that the staff, consisting of 90 people, "ran the prison like it was a private fiefdom."

Most interesting of all is how the Labour Party appears to be doing in its former private fiefdom of Scotland.

Many took great pride in their private fiefdoms and most are remembered with great affection.

"It was run as a private fiefdom," one publishing expert said.

Do you by chance view us as your own private fiefdom?

"That's the tragedy of Iraq: Everyone runs their business like a private fiefdom."

To remember that the foundation is not your private fiefdom?

However, it remained a private fiefdom outside of the Kingdom of England.

It was not until the mid-15th century that they decisively parted from France and became private fiefdoms of the English Crown.

Nor should its members, no matter how generous, be encouraged to treat a national landmark and recreational resource as a private fiefdom.