Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kleros

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kleros
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plot of agricultural land granted to a citizen under the cleruchy system.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κλῆρος (klêros).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κλῆρος

Inflected Forms

kleroi (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

kliros

Questions

What does kleros mean?: A plot of agricultural land granted to a citizen under the cleruchy system.
Where does kleros come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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