allodium

or a·lo·di·um

[ uh-loh-dee-uh m ]

/ əˈloʊ di əm /

noun, plural al·lo·di·a [uh-loh-dee-uh] /əˈloʊ di ə/.

land owned absolutely; land owned and not subject to any rent, service, or other tenurial right of an overlord.

Nearby words

allochthon, allochthonous, allocortex, allocution, allodial, allodium, allodynia, alloerotism, allogamy, allogeneic, allogeneic graft

Origin of allodium

1620–30; < Medieval Latin < Frankish *allōd- (all all + -ōd patrimony, cognate with Old Norse ōth- in ōthal, Gothic -ōth- in haim-ōthli, Old Saxon ōth- in ōthil, Old English, Old Frisian ēth- in ēthel, akin (by gradation) to ath- of atheling) + Medieval Latin -ium -ium

Also called al·lod

[al-od, -uh d] /ˈæl ɒd, -əd/, alod.

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Examples from the Web for allodium

Free ownership, the allodium, even under the form of small freeholds, still existed by way of exception in many parts.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8|Various
He deprived the peasants of their allodium, and declared all land to be the property of the king.
The Story of Norway|Hjalmar H. Boyesen

British Dictionary definitions for allodium

allodium

allod (ˈælɒd)

/ (əˈləʊdɪəm) /

noun plural -lodia (-ˈləʊdɪə) or -lods

history lands held in absolute ownership, free from such obligations as rent or services due to an overlordAlso: alodium

Word Origin for allodium

C17: from Medieval Latin, from Old German allōd (unattested) entire property, from al- all + -ōd property; compare Old High German ōt, Old English eād property

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