English Explanatory Dictionary

allodium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Freehold land or property; land held in allodial tenure, or one's title to such land.

Word forms

allodium allodiums allodia allod alod alodium

Etymology

From Medieval Latin allodium, from Frankish *allaaud (“allodium, patrimony”, literally “entire property”), from Frankish *all (“all”) + *aud (“owndom, possessions”). Cognate with Old High German ōt (“property”), Old Saxon ōd (“estate, wealth”), Old English ēad (“possessions”).

Related words

allodial allodiary
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