cleruchy

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noun

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.

OriginAncient Greek κληρουχία →
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Meanings

nouncleruchy (plural cleruchies)

plural cleruchies

  1. historicalAncient GreeceA 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.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκληρουχία
  2. Englishcleruchy

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κληρουχία (klēroukhía), from κληροῦχος (klēroûkhos, “cleruch”); see cleruch.

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Translations

Greek κληρουχία
  • κληρουχία (klirouchía)a form of Athenian colony
Italian cleruchia
  • cleruchiaa form of Athenian colony
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APA

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Chicago

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