“De alode parentum. — Lands descending by inheritance from parents were said to be so acquired, in contradistinction to lands held in feu … and to those acquired by a singular title. Subsequently the phrase acquired a more comprehensive signification, as all lands were, in process of time, termed allodial, in which the holder had a right of absolute property, without rendering any service therefor, or recognising any superior therein, and of which he had an unlimited power of disposal.” John Trayner, Trayner’s Latin Maxims 137 (4th ed. 1894).
de alode parentum
de alode parentum (dee al-[schwa]-dee p[schwa]-ren-t[schwa]m). [Law Latin] Hist. From freehold of one’s parents.
