Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

allodial

/əˈloʊ.di.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: al-lo-di-al
IPA: /əˈloʊ.di.əl/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal obligations; held without acknowledgement of any superior; allodial title.

noun

Anything held allodially.

Example Sentences

"Henry reconciled the Zähringer, whom he had deposed from Carinthia in 1078, by raising their allodial property in the Black Forest to a new duchy 20 years later."
"Charles Theodore, elector Palatine, was generally considered as rightful heir to all the Bavarian territories which were not female fiefs or allodials."

Etymology

From Middle French allodial, and its source, Latin allōdiālis (“held in freehold”), from allōdium.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: allodial, allōdiālis

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈloʊ.di.əl/
British English: /əˈləʊ.di.əl/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

allodials (plural)

Derived Forms

allodialism allodialist allodially nonallodial

Phrases

allodial title

Frequently Paired Words

allodial title

Questions

How do you pronounce allodial?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈloʊ.di.əl/.
What does allodial mean?: Pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal obligations; held without acknowledgement of any superior; allodial title.
Where does allodial come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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