heterochthonous en · ADJ
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, “other, different”) (corresponding to hetero-) + χθών (khthṓn, “earth, soil”) + -ous.
Meanings
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Not indigenous; foreign.
In the view of Johnson and Baldwin, the only sovereignty over Indians having any legal significance was the sovereignty imposed from without – the heterochthonous sovereignty of the United States and the individual states.
2024 September 30, Michael Doran, “EXCEPTIONALISM AND ASSIMILATIONISM IN FEDERAL INDIAN LAW”, in Stanford Law School, volume 20, number 2, page 293, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more heterochthonous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most heterochthonous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |