turfdom

noun3

1. •
   Territoriality

   • Monastics of all ages should be on the lookout for the danger of turfdom. Having been given a job to do, they make it into their kingdom where no one else may enter. — 1997
2. •
   A private domain, especially in academic settings

   • It may be necessary to meet in private with one or more of the senior staff to remind them that the organization is looking to build teams, not turfdoms. — 1992
3. •
   The sport of horse racing

   • The eyes of turfdom are turned tomorrow to the Blue Grass stakes at Lexington […] — 1921