allodial
or a·lo·di·al
free from the tenurial rights of a feudal overlord.
Origin of allodial
1Other words from allodial
- al·lo·di·al·i·ty, noun
- al·lo·di·al·ly, adverb
Words Nearby allodial
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How to use allodial in a sentence
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 FisherProbably his new allodial Ritter gentlemen were not the most submiss, when made hereditary?
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.) | Thomas CarlyleThis was the period of what writers call allodial tenure, in distinction from feudal.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V | John LordThey are not truly allodial holders, for they hold tribal land; but they have no manorial lord over them.
The English Village Community | Frederic SeebohmThis is very aptly shown by the fact that under feudalism allodial titles were voluntarily surrendered for feudal ones.
British Dictionary definitions for allodial
/ (əˈləʊdɪəl) /
(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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