noun
- Land held in absolute ownership, free from feudal obligations or superior claims; allodial land.
Usage: archaic; historical; legal
Examples
- In medieval Europe, allodia were rare because most land was held under feudal tenure.
- The nobleman's allodia represented one of the few properties he owned outright without vassalage.
- Scholars debate whether true allodia ever existed in Anglo-Saxon England.
- The distinction between allodia and feudal holdings was crucial to medieval property law.