Definition
Plural of 'cleruchie' or 'cleruchy'; settlements or land allotments given to citizens of ancient Greece, especially Athens, who maintained military service obligations.
Etymology
From Greek 'kleroukhia,' from 'kleros' (lot, allotment) plus 'oikos' (house, dwelling). Athens used this system to settle soldiers on conquered lands while maintaining military loyalty and population control.
Kelly Says
The Athenian cleruchies were a genius bureaucratic innovation—give poor citizens land taken from conquered enemies, and suddenly they're invested in your military success and won't rebel from poverty, solving multiple problems at once.
Translations
ARالعربية
كليروخيات
kali-roo-kha-yat
BNবাংলা
ক্লেইরুচি
kley-roo-chi
CACatalà
clerúquies
kler-oo-kwee-ez
CSČeština
cleruchie
kler-oo-khee-eh
DADansk
cleruchies
kler-oo-sheez
DEDeutsch
cleruchien
kler-oo-kee-en
ELΕλληνικά
κλερουχικές
kler-oo-hee-kees
ESEspañol
cleruchías
kler-oo-kee-as
FAفارسی
کلیروخیا
kali-roo-khiya
FISuomi
cleruchien
kler-oo-kee-en
FRFrançais
cleruchies
kler-oo-shee-z
GUGU
કલેરુચિયાં
kal-er-oo-chee-yan
HAHA
cleruchies
kler-oo-sheez
HEעברית
קלארוכיות
kla-roo-kee-ot
HIहिन्दी
क्लरूचियाँ
kler-oo-chee-yan
HUMagyar
cleruchies
kler-oo-sheez
IDBahasa Indonesia
cleruchies
kler-oo-sheez
IGIG
cleruchies
kler-oo-sheez
ITItaliano
cleruchie
kler-oo-kee-eh
JA日本語
kleruchies
keru-ru-sheez
KMKM
kleruchies
kler-oo-sheez
MRMR
क्लेरूचियाँ
kler-oo-chee-yan
MSBahasa Melayu
cleruchies
kler-oo-sheez
MYမြန်မာ
kleruchies
kler-oo-sheez
NLNederlands
cleruchies
kler-oo-sheez
NONorsk
cleruchies
kler-oo-sheez
PAPA
ਕਲੇਰੂਚੀਆਂ
kal-er-oo-chee-yan
PLPolski
cleruchie
kler-oo-khee-eh
PTPortuguês
clerúquias
kler-oo-kee-as
RORomână
cleruchies
kler-oo-sheez
RUРусский
клерухии
kler-oo-hii
SVSvenska
cleruchies
kler-oo-sheez
SWKiswahili
cleruchies
kler-oo-sheez
TAதமிழ்
கிளெருச்சி
ki-ler-oo-chi
TEతెలుగు
క్లెరుచి
kler-oo-chi
THไทย
คลีรูชีย
klee-roo-shee-ya
TLTL
cleruchies
kler-oo-sheez
TRTürkçe
cleruchies
kler-oo-sheez
UKУкраїнська
клерухії
kler-oo-khii-ii
URاردو
کلیروخیاں
kali-roo-khiyaan
VITiếng Việt
cleruchies
kler-oo-sheez
YOYO
cleruchies
kler-oo-sheez
ZUZU
cleruchies
kler-oo-sheez