Allochthon
a geological formation not formed in the region where found and moved to its present location by tectonic forces.
Compare (def 3).
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- Allochthonous
not formed in the region where found. Compare (def 4). adjective (of rocks, deposits, etc) found in a place other than where they or their constituents were formed Compare autochthonous (sense 1)
- Allocution
a formal speech, especially one of an incontrovertible or hortatory nature. a pronouncement delivered by the pope to a secret consistory, especially on a matter of policy or of general importance. Historical Examples This allocution calls to mind Spainʼs last struggle with Mexico. The Philippine Islands John Foreman He began with an allocution pitched in […]
- Allocortex
allocortex allocortex al·lo·cor·tex (āl’ō-kôr’těks’) n. Any of the regions of the cerebral cortex that have fewer cell layers than the isocortex, especially the olfactory cortex and the hippocampus. Also called heterotypic cortex.
- Allod
land owned absolutely; land owned and not subject to any rent, service, or other tenurial right of an overlord. Historical Examples The allod or domain of the family was the joint-property of the father and his sons. Ancient Law Sir Henry James Sumner Maine noun (pl) -lodia (-ˈləʊdɪə), -lods (history) lands held in absolute ownership, […]
- Allodial
free from the tenurial rights of a feudal overlord. Historical Examples This might have been done by converting the holdings of the men-at-arms into allodial estates, held direct from the Crown. Landholding In England Joseph Fisher The right to lands is allodial, but is inherent in the Government. Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from […]