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

'alodium' transformed into the Old French word 'alodie', and eventually became the modern English word 'alodialty'.

Initially, it meant 'land free from feudal duties', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.