Associations to the word «Cleruchy»

Wiktionary

CLERUCHY, noun. A form of Athenian colony in the time of Ancient Greece, under which the settlers or cleruchs retained their citizenship, and were assigned plots, or kleroi, of agricultural land, while the community remained a political dependency of Athens.

Wise words

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
Charles de Gaulle