allodium

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allodium

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From Medieval Latin allodium, from Frankish *allaaud (“allodium, patrimony”, literally “entire property”), from Frankish *all (“all”) + *aud (“owndom, possessions”). Cognate with Old High German ōt (“property”), Old Saxon ōd (“estate, wealth”), Old English ēad (“possessions”).

noun allodiums · allodia · allod · alod · alodium

  1. dated, historical Freehold land or property; land held in allodial tenure, or one's title to such land.

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noun freehold land or property

Españolalodio
中文自治領 /自治领 zìzhìlǐng
Portuguêsalódio
Françaisalleu
DeutschAllod, Allode, Allodialbesitz
Italianoallodio
Русскийалло́д allód

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@misc{allodium_2026,
  title = {allodium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/allodium},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}