Alodium

/əˈloʊdiəm/ noun

Land held in absolute ownership without feudal duties or obligations; a type of freehold property.

From Medieval Latin allodium, derived from Frankish *alod (full, complete property). The term contrasts with feudum (fief). It combines allo- (other) with -odium, possibly from *od (property).

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