Al-lō'di-ăm, n.

n. [L. Lat. allodium, alodium, alodis, aludis, It. allodio, Sp. alodio, Pr. alodi, aloo, alo, Fr. alleu. It is composed of O. Ger. al, all, all, and ōl, ōt, A-S. eal, possession, property, and means; therefore, all-property, or whole estate. The root of this word appears also in Ger. kleinod, jewel, prop. a small possession or property.] (Law.) Freehold estate; land which is the absolute property of the owner; real estate held in absolute independence, without being subject to any rent, service, or acknowledgment to a superior. It is thus opposed to feud. Blackstone. Bouvier.