kleroterion

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noun

A device used in sortition, consisting of a stone slab incised with rows of slots and with an attached tube, and operating on tokens representing citizens.

OriginAncient Greek κληρωτήριον →
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Meanings

nounkleroterion (plural kleroteria)

plural kleroteria · alternative cleroterion · alternative cleroterium

  1. Athenian democracyhistoryA device used in sortition, consisting of a stone slab incised with rows of slots and with an attached tube, and operating on tokens representing citizens.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκληρωτήριον
  2. Englishkleroterion

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κληρωτήριον (klērōtḗrion), from κληρόω (klēróō, “appoint by lot”) + -τήριον (-tḗrion, adjective suffix).

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APA

kleroterion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kleroterion

MLA

“kleroterion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kleroterion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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