cleruchy

/ (ˈklɛəˌrʊkɪ) /

noun plural -chies

(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

Derived forms of cleruchy

cleruchial (klɪˈruːkɪəl), adjective