alodium
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English
Noun
alodium (plural alodiums or alodia)
- Alternative form of allodium
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin allodium, from Frankish *allaud, from Frankish *all + *aud.[1] First attested in 1829.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
alodium n
- (historical) allod, allodium (in the middle ages, an estate free from liabilities or feudal obligations)
Declension
Declension of alodium
Related terms
adjective
References
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “alodium”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Dziennik Warszawski (in Polish), number T.18, nr 54, 1829, page 194
Further reading
- alodium in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “alodjum”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 26