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κληροῦχος

κληροῦχος, one who held an allotment of land

κληροῦχ-ος, ὁ, (κλῆρος, ἔχω)
  • one who held an allotment of land, esp. an allotment in a foreign country assigned him as a citizen, Hdt. 5.77, Th. 3.50, Aeschin. 1.53, IG 1(2).60.10, 22.114.9; esp. in Ptolemaic Egypt, holder of land by military tenure, PCair.Zen. 3.6, 326.37, al. (iii B.C.), PSI 4.344.7 (iii B.C.), PPetr. 2 p.4 (iii B.C.), etc.: metaph., μητέρα πολλῶν ἐτῶν κληροῦχον having old age for her lot, S. Aj. 508; Ἑρμῆ . . Φιλιππίδου κληροῦχε Alex. 89.
      • 2 one who distributed allotments to citizens, Harp., Phot.; ὁ κ. θεός Ph. 2.121.
      • 3 holder of an inheritance, Id. 2.290, al.
      • 4 in Roman Egypt, land-owner, landlord, PFay. 82.19 (ii A.D.), Sammelb. 7193rii 2 (ii A.D.), etc.
    • II Pass., κ. γῆ land distributed in allotments, D.H. 8.75.

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