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allodial en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /əˈləʊ.di.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /əˈloʊ.di.əl/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle French allodial, and its source, Latin allōdiālis (“held in freehold”), from allōdium.

Meanings

1. (historical, not-comparable, usually) 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:

Deriveds

nonallodial · allodially · allodialism · allodialist

Relateds

allodial title

Translations (7)

pt alodial (owned freely and clear of any encumbrances) · la allōdiālis (owned freely and clear of any encumbrances) · nl allodiaal (owned freely and clear of any encumbrances) · ca alodial (owned freely and clear of any encumbrances) · es alodial (owned freely and clear of any encumbrances) · sv odal (owned freely and clear of any encumbrances) · pl alodialny (owned freely and clear of any encumbrances)

allodial en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əˈləʊ.di.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /əˈloʊ.di.əl/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle French allodial, and its source, Latin allōdiālis (“held in freehold”), from allōdium.

Meanings

1. 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:

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