Etymology

allodium

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Today it means: Freehold land or property; land held in allodial tenure, or one's title to such land. Full definition →

Medieval Latin allodium ← Frankish *allaaud
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  1. Frankish · derived from*all“all”
  2. Frankish · derived from*allaaud“allodium, patrimony”
  3. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromallodium
  4. English todayallodium

From Medieval Latin allodium, from Frankish *allaaud (“allodium, patrimony”, literally “entire property”), from Frankish *all (“all”) + *aud (“owndom, possessions”). Cognate with Old High German ōt (“property”), Old Saxon ōd (“estate, wealth”), Old English ēad (“possessions”).

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