alodiary

noun

alo·​di·​ary

variants or allodiary

-dēˌerē

plural -es

: one that holds an alodium

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin allodiarius, from allodium + Latin -arius -ary

First Known Use

1772, in the meaning defined above

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