allodial
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary:
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Al·lo·di·al
a.
[LL. allodialis, fr. allodium: cf. F. allodial. See Allodium.]
(Law) Pertaining to allodium; freehold; free of rent or service; held independent of a lord paramount; -- opposed to feudal; as, allodial lands; allodial system. Blackstone.
Al·lo·di·al
a.
Anything held allodially. W. Coxe.
Barron's Business Dictionary:
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allodial
Owned freely; not subject to the restriction on alienation that existed in feudal law.
| Allocation of Resources, Allocation, Allocated Benefits | |
| Allodial System, Allowance, Allowed Time |
West's Encyclopedia of American Law:
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Allodial
This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.
Free; not subject to the rights of any lord or superior; owned without obligation of vassalage or fealty; the opposite of feudal.
A description given to the outright ownership of land that did not impose upon its owner the performance of feudal duties.
See: feudalism.
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