Allocution

[Lat. al for ad, to, and locutio, a speak IMG:content-0144.jpg:[graphic] "Without the action and allowance of spirits, our philosophy will be defective."-Locke. "To conclude, Without the king's will, and the state's allowance."-Shaks. ing. An addre , usually of a formal nature; particu--Permi ion; freedom from restraint; indulgence. larly applied to an addre delivered by the Pope at the college of cardinals, on matters of importance to the Church, or by a general to his troops prior to a battle. Allo'dial, and Allo'dian, a . [Fr.] ( Frudal Law .) Held without any acknowledgment of superiority; not feudal; independent. Allo'dially, adv . In an allodial manner. Allo'dium, or ALODIUM, n. In the feudal law, an A. was a property held in absolute dominion, without rendering any service, rent, fealty, or other consideration whatever to a superior. It was opposed to Feodum or Fief , which means property, the use of which was bestowed by the superior upon another, on condition that the person to whom the gift was made should perform certain services to the giver, upon failure of which, or upon the determination of the period to which the gift was confined, the property reverted to the original po e or. Hence arose the mutual relations of Lord and Va al. The etymology of the word A. has not been ascertained. - See FEUDAL SYSTEM, and FIEF.