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ALLODIUM - Lat. Land held from no lord; free ownership. An absolute estate of inheritance, in contradistinction to a feud.
Opposed to allodium, the absolute or ultimate property, which continued to reside in the superior. 2 Bl. Com. 103. See Allodial. A tract of land held by a voluntary and gratuitous donation, on condition of fidelity and certain services. Wallace v.
 See also: Land, Estate, Contra, Allodial, Law
  
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