Etymology

kleros

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Today it means: A plot of agricultural land granted to a citizen under the cleruchy system. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κλῆρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromκλῆρος
  2. English todaykleros

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κλῆρος (klêros).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκλῆρος all →

cleromancy

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