cleruch

noun

cle·​ruch

ˈkliˌrük,

-lēˌr-,

-rək

plural -s

: a citizen of ancient Greece who received an allotment of land in a conquered country and usually migrated to it without loss of citizenship

cleruchial

klə̇ˈrükēəl

adjective

or cleruchic

-kik

Word History

Etymology

Greek klērouchos, from klēro- (from klēros lot, allotment) + -ochos holder (from echein to have, hold)

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