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allodium |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Allodium \Al*lo"di*um\, n. [LL. allodium, alodium, alodis alaudis of Ger. origin; cf OHG. al all and ?t (AS. e[=a]d) possession, property. It means therefore, entirely one's property.] (Law) Freehold estate; land which is the absolute property of the owner; real estate held in absolute independence, without being subject to any rent, service, or acknowledgment to a superior. It is thus opposed to {feud}. --Blackstone. --Bouvier.
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