In ancient Athenian society, landowners or property holders, particularly those who owned agricultural land; a specific social or economic class.
From Greek geo- 'land' or 'earth' plus -moroi (related to moira 'share' or 'portion'), literally meaning 'those with a share of land.' This term specifically describes a landholding class in ancient Athens.
The 'geomoroi' were the original property owners of Attica, and their wealth in land gave them such tremendous power that economic conflict between them and other classes nearly tore Athens apart before democracy stabilized the system—making this obscure term crucial to understanding how democracy was born.
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