allodial

or a·lo·di·al

[ uh-loh-dee-uh l ]

/ əˈloʊ di əl /

adjective

free from the tenurial rights of a feudal overlord.

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Origin of allodial

1650–60; < Medieval Latin allodiālis, equivalent to allōdi(um) allodium + -ālis -al¹

Related formsal·lo·di·al·i·ty, nounal·lo·di·al·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for allodial

Some of our historians gravely traced it back to Moses, in whose laws they found the origin of allodial lands.
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 2 of 3|Henry Thomas Buckle
The primitive German or allodial property is strictly reserved to the kindred.
Ancient Law|Sir Henry James Sumner Maine
This might have been done by converting the holdings of the men-at-arms into allodial estates, held direct from the Crown.
Landholding In England|Joseph Fisher
It was not the change from allodial to feudal so much as from confusion to order.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5|Various

Allodial tenures were abolished, and the Jarls were required to become his vassals.
The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2)|John Fiske.

British Dictionary definitions for allodial

allodial

/ (əˈləʊdɪəl) /

adjective

(of land) held as an allodium

(of tenure) characterized by or relating to the system of holding land in absolute ownershipthe allodial system

(of people) holding an allodium

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