Allodium
land owned absolutely; land owned and not subject to any rent, service, or other tenurial right of an overlord.
historical examples
free ownership, the allodium, even under the form of small freeholds, still existed by way of exception in many parts.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 10, slice 8 various
he deprived the peasants of their allodium, and declared all land to be the property of the king.
the story of norway hjalmar h. boyesen
noun (pl) -lodia (-ˈləʊdɪə), -lods
(history) lands held in absolute ownership, free from such obligations as rent or services due to an overlord also alodium
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