allodial

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

allodial (not comparable)

1. (now historical) Pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal obligations; held without acknowledgement of any superior. [from 17th c.]
   • 2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire, Penguin 2017, p. 351:

     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.

See also

• allodial title

Translations

owned freely and clear of any encumbrances

• Catalan: alodial
• Portuguese: alodial (pt)
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• Spanish: alodial

Noun

allodial (plural allodials)

1. Anything held allodially.

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French

Adjective

allodial (feminine allodiale, masculine plural allodiaux, feminine plural allodiales)

1. allodial

Further reading

• “allodial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.