ναύκληρος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ναῦς (naûs, ship) +‎ κλῆρος (klêros, lot; clergy).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ναύκληρος (naúklērosm (genitive ναυκλήρου); second declension

  1. shipowner and merchant
  2. skipper, sailing-master
  3. (in general) captain, commander
  4. (at Athens) one who rented and sublet tenement houses

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Descendants

  • Latin: nauclērus

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