CLERUCHIAL
\kləɹˈʌkɪəl], \kləɹˈʌkɪəl], \k_l_ə_ɹ_ˈʌ_k_ɪ__ə_l]\
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Pertaining to a kind of colonial land settlement (called a klerouchia) in ancient Greece, by which a number of citizens obtained an allotment of land in a foreign country while still retaining all the privileges of citizens in their own state, where they might continue to reside.
By Daniel Lyons
