'alodially' originates from the Medieval Latin word 'alodium', where 'a-' meant 'without' and 'lōdium' meant 'feudal service'.

'alodium' transformed into the Old French word 'alod', and eventually became the modern English word 'alodial' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'land held without feudal obligation', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.