Cleruch

/ˈklerʌk/ noun

Definition

In ancient Greece, a citizen settler or colonist who received an allotment of land and maintained connection to the homeland, especially during Athenian colonial expansion.

Etymology

From Greek 'klērouchos,' from 'kleros' meaning 'lot' or 'land portion' plus 'ochein' meaning 'to hold'—literally one who holds a lot of land assigned by the state.

Kelly Says

Athenian cleruchs were like military colonists—they would settle newly conquered territory, maintain Athenian control, and send resources back home, an ancient version of imperialism that modern empires would later copy.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መত্তር
met-tar
ARالعربية
ميراث
mi-raath
BNবাংলা
উত্তরাধিকার
ut-tra-a-dhi-kar
CACatalà
herència
he-re-n-cia
CSČeština
dědictví
de-di-kt-vi
DADansk
arv
arv
DEDeutsch
Erbschaft
erbs-haft
ELΕλληνικά
κληρονομία
klee-ro-no-mee-a
ESEspañol
heredad
he-re-dad
FAفارسی
میراث
mi-raath
FISuomi
perintö
pe-rin-to
FRFrançais
héritage
er-i-tazh
GUGU
વિરાસત
vi-ra-sat
HAHA
manajan
ma-na-jan
HEעברית
ירושה
ye-ro-sha
HIहिन्दी
विरासत
vira-sat
HUMagyar
örökség
or-o-kes
IDBahasa Indonesia
warisan
wa-ri-san
IGIG
ihe
ee-he
ITItaliano
eredità
e-re-di-ta
JA日本語
相続財産
shozoku-zai-san
KKKK
миras
mi-ras
KMKM
ទីប្រើ
tee-prou
KO한국어
상속재산
sang-sok-jae-san
MRMR
वैरासत
vai-ra-sat
MSBahasa Melayu
warisan
wa-ri-san
MYမြန်မာ
အမွေ
a-mwe
NLNederlands
erf
erf
NONorsk
arv
arv
PAPA
ਮਿਲ
mil
PLPolski
spadek
spa-dek
PTPortuguês
herança
he-ran-sa
RORomână
moștenire
mo-sh-te-ni-re
RUРусский
наследство
nasle-d-st-vo
SVSvenska
arv
arv
SWKiswahili
urithi
oo-ri-thi
TAதமிழ்
பரம்பரை
pa-ram-para-i
TEతెలుగు
వారసత్వం
va-ra-sat-vam
THไทย
มรดก
mor-dok
TLTL
mana
ma-na
TRTürkçe
miras
mi-ras
UKУкраїнська
спадок
spa-dok
URاردو
وارث
wa-rath
VITiếng Việt
di sản
di-san
YOYO
ọ̀wọ́
oh-wo
ZH中文
遗产
yi-chan
ZUZU
isilo
ee-si-lo

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