Seisachtheia
Meanings
name
- A set of laws in Ancient Greece that cancelled existing debts, ended debt-related slavery, and returned confiscated serf property.
Word forms
Etymology
Ancient Greek σεισάχθεια (seisákhtheia), from σείω (seíō, “to shake”) and ἄχθος (ákhthos, “burden”), i.e. the relief of burdens.
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