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seisachtheia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
seisachtheia
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A set of laws in Ancient Greece that cancelled existing debts, ended debt-related slavery, and returned confiscated serf property.

Etymology

Ancient Greek σεισάχθεια (seisákhtheia), from σείω (seíō, “to shake”) and ἄχθος (ákhthos, “burden”), i.e. the relief of burdens.

Questions

What does seisachtheia mean?
A set of laws in Ancient Greece that cancelled existing debts, ended debt-related slavery, and returned confiscated serf property.
Where does seisachtheia come from?
Ancient Greek σεισάχθεια (seisákhtheia), from σείω (seíō, “to shake”) and ἄχθος (ákhthos, “burden”), i.e. the relief of burdens.

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