allodium
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin allodium, from Frankish *allaud (“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”).
Noun edit
allodium (plural allodiums or allodia)
- (dated or historical) Freehold land or property; land held in allodial tenure, or one's title to such land.
- 1908, Mary A. M. Marks, “In Saxon Times”, in Landholding in England, page 15:
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Translations edit
freehold land or property
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Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Frankish *allaaud (“allodium, patrimony”, literally “whole property”); the form allodium is predominant from the 11th century.
Noun edit
allodium n (genitive allodiī); second declension (Medieval Latin)
- the total property of a person, especially real property; their estate
- hereditary property; property in general
- (specifically) allodium, freehold
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | allodium | allodia |
| Genitive | allodiī | allodiōrum |
| Dative | allodiō | allodiīs |
| Accusative | allodium | allodia |
| Ablative | allodiō | allodiīs |
| Vocative | allodium | allodia |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: allod, allodium
- → Hungarian: allódium
- → Italian: allodio
- → Polish: alodium
- → Portuguese: alódio
- → Spanish: alodio
References edit
- allodium in Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften (1967– ) Mittellateinisches Wörterbuch, Munich: C.H. Beck
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “alodium”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “alodis”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, pages 36–38