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 adjective
klə̇ˈrükēəl
or cleruchic
-kik
Word History
Etymology
Greek klērouchos, from klēro- (from klēros lot, allotment) + -ochos holder (from echein to have, hold)