Allodial
(Al*lo"di*al), a. Anything held allodially. W. Coxe.
Allodialism
(Al*lo"di*al*ism) n. The allodial system.
Allodialist
(Al*lo"di*al*ist), n. One who holds allodial land.
Allodially
(Al*lo"di*al*ly), adv. By allodial tenure.
Allodiary
(Al*lo"di*a*ry) n. One who holds an allodium.
Allodium
(Al*lo"di*um) n. [LL. allodium, alodium, alodis, alaudis, of Ger. origin; cf. OHG. al all, and
t (AS. ead) possession, property. It means, therefore, entirely one's property.] (Law) Freehold estate; land
which is the absolute property of the owner; real estate held in absolute independence, without being
subject to any rent, service, or acknowledgment to a superior. It is thus opposed to feud. Blackstone.
Bouvier.
Allogamous
(Al*log"a*mous) a. (Bot.) Characterized by allogamy.
Allogamy
(Al*log"a*my) n. [Gr. other + marriage.] (Bot.) Fertilization of the pistil of a plant by pollen
from another of the same species; cross-fertilization.
Allogeneous
(Al`lo*ge"ne*ous) a. Different in nature or kind. [R.]
Allograph
(Al"lo*graph) n. [Gr. another + - graph.] A writing or signature made by some person other
than any of the parties thereto; — opposed to autograph.
Allomerism
(Al*lom"er*ism) n. [Gr. other + part.] (Chem.) Variability in chemical constitution without
variation in crystalline form.
Allomerous
(Al*lom"er*ous) a. (Chem.) Characterized by allomerism.
Allomorph
(Al"lo*morph) n. [Gr. other + form.] (Min.) (a) Any one of two or more distinct crystalline
forms of the same substance; or the substance having such forms; — as, carbonate of lime occurs in
the allomorphs calcite and aragonite. (b) A variety of pseudomorph which has undergone partial or
complete change or substitution of material; — thus limonite is frequently an allomorph after pyrite. G.
H. Williams.
Allomorphic
(Al`lo*mor"phic) a. (Min.) Of or pertaining to allomorphism.
Allomorphism
(Al`lo*mor"phism) n. (Min.) The property which constitutes an allomorph; the change
involved in becoming an allomorph.
Allonge
(Al*longe") n. [F. allonge, earlier alonge, a lengthening. See Allonge, v., and cf. Lunge.]
1. (Fencing) A thrust or pass; a lunge.
2. A slip of paper attached to a bill of exchange for receiving indorsements, when the back of the bill
itself is already full; a rider. [A French usage] Abbott.
Allonge
(Al*longe"), v. i. [F. allonger; à (L. ad) + long (L. longus) long.] To thrust with a sword; to
lunge.
Allonym
(Al"lo*nym) n. [F. allonyme, fr. Gr. other + name.]
1. The name of another person assumed by the author of a work.
2. A work published under the name of some one other than the author.
