Allodial
//əˈləʊ.di.əl// adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal obligations; held without acknowledgement of any superior; allodial title. historical, not-comparable, usually
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Middle French allodial, and its source, Latin allōdiālis (“held in freehold”), from allōdium.
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