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udal
/ ˈjuːdəl /
noun
- law a form of freehold possession of land existing in northern Europe before the introduction of the feudal system and still used in Orkney and Shetland
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Word History and Origins
Origin of udal1
C16: Orkney and Shetland dialect, from Old Norse othal; related to Old English ēthel, ōethel, Old High German wodal
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Example Sentences
He fought for Udal against the same lying spirit of legal casuistry which was to destroy himself.
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Ralegh was equally ready to spend his court interest in the service of a pious theologian like John Udal.
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She did not say one single word during the King's interview with Magister Udal.
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Udal's face had been of a coppery green pallor ever since he had heard the title of Chancellor.
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Udal fell upon one knee before Katharine, and dropping both cap and book, took her hand to raise to his lips.
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