A person who owns allodial land; one who possesses land in absolute ownership.
From allodium + -an (one who). This term emerged in medieval legal contexts to identify individuals who held property outside feudal relationships.
Allodians were the rare medieval landowners who could look a knight or bishop in the eye and say 'I owe you nothing for this land'—they had actual independence in a world where most people were bound by feudal ties.
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