allodium


noun

1.  an estate held in absolute ownership, without acknowledgement to a superior.

Definition of alodium

1: a form of estate among 11th century Anglo-Saxons in which absolute possession and control were vested in the holder —opposed to feodum

2 usually allodium: land that 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