n. (also odal) the kind of freehold right based on uninterrupted possession prevailing in n. Europe before the feudal system and still in use in Orkney and Shetland.
[ ON óthal f. Gmc ]
n. (also odal) the kind of freehold right based on uninterrupted possession prevailing in n. Europe before the feudal system and still in use in Orkney and Shetland.
[ ON óthal f. Gmc ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012