allodial

or a·lo·di·al

[ uh-loh-dee-uhl ]

/ əˈloʊ di əl /

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM allodial

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

Words nearby allodial

allocher, allochromatic, allochthon, allochthonous, allocution, allodial, allodium, all of, all of a sudden, all of the above, allogamy

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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 Fisher
Probably his new allodial Ritter gentlemen were not the most submiss, when made hereditary?
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
This was the period of what writers call allodial tenure, in distinction from feudal.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V|John Lord
They are not truly allodial holders, for they hold tribal land; but they have no manorial lord over them.
The English Village Community|Frederic Seebohm

This is very aptly shown by the fact that under feudalism allodial titles were voluntarily surrendered for feudal ones.
Continental Monthly , Vol V. Issue III. March, 1864|Various

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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