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Where does “cleruchy” come from?

cleruchy (English) comes from Ancient Greek κληρουχία, from Ancient Greek κληροῦχος — cleruch.

cleruchy (English): A form of Athenian colony in the time of Ancient...

Definitions

  1. A form of Athenian colony in the time of Ancient...

Ancestry of “cleruchy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκληρουχία—
2Ancient Greekκληροῦχοςcleruch
Every word from Ancient Greek κληροῦχος →