allodial
/əˈləʊ.di.əl/US/əˈloʊ.di.əl/
allodial adjective: pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal obligations; held without acknowledgement of any superior; allodial title.
Adjective
allodial (not comparable)
- Pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal obligations; held without acknowledgement of any superior; allodial title.
- Henry reconciled the Zähringer, whom he had deposed from Carinthia in 1078, by raising their allodial property in the Black Forest to a new duchy 20 years later.2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire, Penguin, published 2017, page 351
Noun
allodial (plural allodials)
- Anything held allodially.
- Charles Theodore, elector Palatine, was generally considered as rightful heir to all the Bavarian territories which were not female fiefs or allodials.1807, William Coxe, History of the House of Austria
Forms of allodial
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Origin of allodial
From Middle French allodial, and its source, Latin allōdiālis (“held in freehold”), from allōdium.
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Questions about allodial
- What does allodial mean?
- Allodial means pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal obligations; held without acknowledgement of any superior; allodial title.
- What part of speech is allodial?
- Allodial can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce allodial?
- Allodial is pronounced /əˈləʊ.di.əl/ (UK).
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