1. the allotment of land to citizens in a foreign country , (Aristotle Philosopher)

2. collectively, = οἱ κληροῦχοι, the body of citizens who receive such allotments , (Thucydides)—;An Athenian κληρουχία differed from a colony ἀποικία); in that the κληροῦχοι were still citizens of the mother country, instead of forming an independent state. (ML)