allodial Meaning, Definition & Usage

Al*lo"di*al adjective

Etymology

LL. allodialis, fr. allodium: cf. F. allodial. See Allodium.

Definitions

1. (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 adjective

Definitions

1. Anything held allodially. W. Coxe.