Alodial
free from the tenurial rights of a feudal overlord.
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Historical Examples
Certain feudal tenants, and I suppose also alodial proprietors, were bound to serve on horseback, equipped with the coat of mail.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3) Henry Hallam
adjective
(of land) held as an allodium
(of tenure) characterized by or relating to the system of holding land in absolute ownership: the allodial system
(of people) holding an allodium
noun (pl) -dia (-dɪə)
a variant spelling of allodium
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