allodial

American  

[uh-loh-dee-uhl] / əˈloʊ di əl /

Or alodial

adjective

1. free from the tenurial rights of a feudal overlord.

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allodial British  

/ əˈləʊdɪəl /

adjective

1. (of land) held as an allodium

2. (of tenure) characterized by or relating to the system of holding land in absolute ownership

   the allodial system

3. (of people) holding an allodium

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Other Word Forms

• allodiality noun
• allodially adverb

Etymology

Origin of allodial

1650–60; < Medieval Latin allodiālis, equivalent to allōdi ( um ) allodium + -ālis -al ¹

Example Sentences

The heriot was the payment of a debt from the dead man to his lord; his son succeeded him by allodial right.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

If this be true of Great Britain and Ireland, where no allodial tenure exists, how much more true must it be of New York?

From Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888) by Hurlbert, William Henry

They themselves are termed the King's Rentallers, or kindly tenants; under which denomination each of them has a right, of an allodial nature, to a small piece of ground.

From Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 by Scott, Walter, Sir

From allodial* proprietors they are become feudal tenants under a powerful Rajpoot chief.

From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by Sleeman, William

Another fact was that the royal offices became hereditary, and were transmitted to the heirs of allodial property.

From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park