kleros

English

noun

Definitions

(historical) A plot of agricultural land granted to a citizen under the cleruchy system.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κλῆρος (a lot, clergy, lot, a casting lots, piece of wood for casting lots, what is alloted, drawing lots).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κλῆρος

Gloss

a lot, clergy, lot, a casting lots, piece of wood for casting lots, what is alloted, drawing lots

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

clerus Latin
clērus Latin
клирос Russian
κληρικός Ancient Greek
κλῆρος Ancient Greek
ναύκληρος Ancient Greek
ὁλόκληρος Ancient Greek
*kleh₂- Proto-Indo-European
ολόκληρος Greek (modern)