amphictyony

Meanings

1. A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμφικτυονία (amphiktuonía), from ἀμφί (amphí, “around, near”) + κτίζω (ktízō, “I found, people”).