allodium

or a·lo·di·um

[ uh-loh-dee-uhm ]

noun

, plural al·lo·di·a [uh, -, loh, -dee-, uh].

1. land owned absolutely; land owned and not subject to any rent, service, or other tenurial right of an overlord.

allodium

/ ˈælɒd; əˈləʊdɪəm /

noun

1. history lands held in absolute ownership, free from such obligations as rent or services due to an overlord Alsoalodium

Word History and Origins

Origin of allodium¹

1620–30; < Medieval Latin < Frankish *allōd- ( all all + -ōd patrimony, cognate with Old Norse ōth- in ōthal, Gothic -ōth- in haim-ōthli, Old Saxon ōth- in ōthil, Old English, Old Frisian ēth- in ēthel, akin (by gradation) to ath- of atheling ) + Medieval Latin -ium -ium

Word History and Origins

Origin of allodium¹

C17: from Medieval Latin, from Old German allōd (unattested) entire property, from al- all + -ōd property; compare Old High German ōt, Old English eād property

Example Sentences

"They find something they like doing and then they find a way to get paid for that," says Anne Ward, a certified financial planner for Allodium Investment Consultants in Minneapolis.

From US News

This stone lay there until, after the male line of the lord of the manor had died out, the so-called Allodium was sold, and along with it this stone.

From Project Gutenberg

It will be the same as if I made a present of it to the reader, when I reveal to him, that of the legacy, which was clearing off old scores, he had still thirty-five florins left to himself, as allodium and pocket-money, wherewith he might purchase whatsoever seemed good to him.

From Project Gutenberg

Free ownership, the allodium, even under the form of small freeholds, still existed by way of exception in many parts.

From Project Gutenberg

The question now arises, did free and absolute property, the allodium, entirely disappear in this process, and were all lands held as tenures?

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