Allodiaries

/əˈloʊdiɛriz/ noun

Definition

Plural of allodiary; persons or entities holding allodial property.

Etymology

From allodiary (one who holds allodial land) + plural -ies. Developed in legal terminology for discussing groups of free landowners.

Kelly Says

In medieval documents, you'll rarely find the word allodiaries used—most lands were feudal, making free landowners so unusual that they barely needed a collective term, which shows how rare true ownership freedom actually was.

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