alodium

[ uh-loh-dee-uhm ]

noun,plural a·lo·di·a [uh-loh-dee-uh]. /əˈloʊ di ə/.
  • Also called al·od [al-od, -uhd]. /ˈæl ɒd, -əd/.

Other words from alodium

  • a·lo·di·al, adjective
  • a·lo·di·al·i·ty, noun
  • a·lo·di·al·ly, adverb

Words Nearby alodium

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How to use alodium in a sentence

  • A yet more interesting and equally foreign word is not unfrequently used, namely, alodium.

    Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William Maitland
  • The suggestion has been made that alodium represents book-land; see Pollock, Land Laws, ed.

    Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William Maitland

British Dictionary definitions for alodium

alodium

/ (əˈləʊdɪəm) /


nounplural -dia (-dɪə)
  1. a variant spelling of allodium

Derived forms of alodium

  • alodial, adjective

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