UDAL


Meaning of UDAL in English

[ 'ju:d(ə)l ]

■ noun Law a kind of freehold tenure based on uninterrupted possession, formerly practised in northern Europe and still in use in Orkney and Shetland.

Origin

C15: from ON othal 'property held by inheritance'.

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