Alodium
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land owned absolutely; land owned and not subject to any rent, service, or other tenurial right of an overlord.
historical examples
a yet more interesting and equally foreign word is not unfrequently used, namely, alodium.
domesday book and beyond frederic william maitland
the suggestion has been made that alodium represents book-land; see pollock, land laws, ed.
domesday book and beyond frederic william maitland
noun (pl) -dia (-dɪə)
a variant spelling of allodium
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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