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allodial
or a·lo·di·al
[ uh-loh-dee-uhl ]
adjective
- free from the tenurial rights of a feudal overlord.
allodial
/ əˈləʊdɪəl /
adjective
- (of land) held as an allodium
- (of tenure) characterized by or relating to the system of holding land in absolute ownership
the allodial system
- (of people) holding an allodium
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Other Words From
- al·lodi·ali·ty noun
- al·lodi·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
This might have been done by converting the holdings of the men-at-arms into allodial estates, held direct from the Crown.
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Probably his new allodial Ritter gentlemen were not the most submiss, when made hereditary?
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This was the period of what writers call allodial tenure, in distinction from feudal.
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They are not truly allodial holders, for they hold tribal land; but they have no manorial lord over them.
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This is very aptly shown by the fact that under feudalism allodial titles were voluntarily surrendered for feudal ones.
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