[ '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'.
[ '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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004