Allodium

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Freehold land or property; land held in allodial tenure, or one's title to such land. dated, historical

Etymology

From Medieval Latin allodium, from Frankish *allaaud (“allodium, patrimony”, literally “entire property”), from Frankish *all (“all”) + *aud (“owndom, possessions”). Cognate with Old High German ōt (“property”), Old Saxon ōd (“estate, wealth”), Old English ēad (“possessions”).

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