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alod (1150-70)
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alod (1150-70)

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alo,  aloy  
  FEW:  *alôd 15/i,17b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  aluef 8,93c TL: aluè 1,316 DEAF:  alué  DMF:  alleu 1  TLF:  alleu  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  alodium 69a

s.

lawallodium, estate held without any feudal obligations (?): 
( 1150-70; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Uns riches cuns de grant alo, De bels chastés, de riche tere  Trist thomas2 849
( MS: s.xiii1/4 )  Hoc predium, id est alod  Gloss Bod 730 pims 38.140
( 1373 )  quant aucun homme ad biens devers la lyné son piere et aussi devers la lyné sa miere d’une, sanz faire testament [...], le seigneur li succedera en les aloys et bien francs, et les seigneurs des fiez li succederont en les biens estoiantz de leur fiez  Lett Rois 442

See also:

alueux  alué 
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