Meaning & use
Alod
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In medieval law, land held in absolute ownership, free of any feudal obligations, rent, or service to a superior lord; also spelled "allod" or "allodium."
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Unlike a feudal fief, an alod could be freely sold or inherited without a lord's consent.
Historians point to surviving alods in parts of medieval Europe where feudal control never fully took hold.
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"Alod" stands in direct contrast to feudal land tenure, where land was held conditionally in exchange for service; an alod, by contrast, was owned outright.
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