HELOT


Meaning of HELOT in English

n. a serf ( esp. Helot), of a class in ancient Sparta.

Derivatives:

helotism n. helotry n.

Etymology: L helotes pl. f. Gk heilotes, -otai, erron. taken as inhabitants of Helos, a Laconian town

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