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Alloʹdials

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Lands which are held by an absolute right, without even the burden of homage or fidelity; opposed to feudal. The word is Teutonic—all-õd (all property).

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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