allodial
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/əˈləʊ.di.əl/
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/əˈləʊ.di.əl/ · /əˈloʊ.di.əl/
Definition of allodial
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(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.”
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adj
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(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.”
noun
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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.”
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Etymology
From Middle French allodial, and its source, Latin allōdiālis (“held in freehold”), from allōdium.
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