ALLODIUM


Meaning of ALLODIUM in English

/euh loh"dee euhm/ , n. , pl. allodia /-dee euh/ .

land owned absolutely; land owned and not subject to any rent, service, or other tenurial right of an overlord.

Also, alodium . Also called allod /al"od, -euhd/ , alod .

[ 1620-30; allod- ( all ALL + -od patrimony, c. ON oth- in othal, Goth -oth- in haim-othli, OS oth- in othil, OE, OFris eth- in ethel, akin (by gradation) to ath- of ATHELING) + ML -ium -IUM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .