What does "udal" mean?
Udal: In Shetland and Orkney, a freehold; property held by udal, or allodial, right.
Additional senses
- 2.Allodial; -- a term used in Finland, Shetland, and Orkney. See Allodial. Burrill.
- 3.Vars. of Odal, etc. Obs. exc. in Shetland and the Orkney Islands, where udal designates land held in fee simple without any charter and free of any feudal character.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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