English Explanatory Dictionary

allodial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal obligations; held without acknowledgement of any superior; allodial title.
noun
  1. Anything held allodially.

Pronunciation

/əˈləʊ.di.əl/ /əˈloʊ.di.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-allodial.wav

Word forms

allodial allodials

Etymology

From Middle French allodial, and its source, Latin allōdiālis (“held in freehold”), from allōdium.

Related words

allodial title

Derived words

allodialism allodialist allodially nonallodial
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