cleruchies

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A form of cleruchy — A form of Athenian colony in the time of Ancient Greece, under which the settlers or cleruchs retained their citizenship, and were assigned plots, or kleroi, of agricultural land, while the community remained a political dependency of Athens.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of cleruchy
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“cleruchies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleruchies. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cleruchies,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleruchies.

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