allodial
Americanadjective
adjective
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(of land) held as an allodium
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(of tenure) characterized by or relating to the system of holding land in absolute ownership
the allodial system
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(of people) holding an allodium
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of allodial
1650–60; < Medieval Latin allodiālis, equivalent to allōdi ( um ) allodium + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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Yes, he wrote a tract on the tenure of lands in Virginia, showing that they were allodial and not held in fee.
From Discourse of the Life and Character of the Hon. Littleton Waller Tazewell by Grigsby, Hugh Blair
It was not the change from allodial to feudal so much as from confusion to order.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
If this be true of Great Britain and Ireland, where no allodial tenure exists, how much more true must it be of New York?
From Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888) by Hurlbert, William Henry
In the same manner Liber homo is commonly opposed to Vassus or Vassalus, the former denoting an allodial proprietor, the latter one who held of a superior.
From Landholding in England by Fisher, Joseph, the younger, of Youghal
Seigneurs who protected heretics in their lands forfeited them to the lord, or, if allodial, to the king.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles
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