ALLO'DIUM, noun 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. In England, there is no allodial land, all land being held of the king; but in the United States, most lands are allodial.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI