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cleruchy
/ klɪˈruːkɪəl; ˈklɛəˌrʊkɪ /
noun
- (in the ancient world) a special type of Athenian colony, in which settlers ( cleruchs ) retained their Athenian citizenship and the community remained a political dependency of Athens
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Derived Forms
- cleruchial, adjective
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