Dēmos · Classical Athenian Democracy · a Stoa Publication
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S.C. Todd, selections by Michael de Brauw, edition of March 16, 2003
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epikleros (fem. adj. acting as noun), epiklerote (abstract noun) · An epikleros was the daughter of a man who died leaving no male heir; she was not his heiress, but possession of his estate went together with her hand in marriage. This system of inheritance is described as the epiklerate: for further details, see sv. inheritance; and for comparison, see sv. engue and sv. ekdosis. (The etymology of epikleros is unclear: it may possibly mean “one to whom the property pertains,” but more likely is “one who pertains to the property.”)
Greek: ἐπίκληρος, ἐπιλκηρώτη.
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