HELOT


Meaning of HELOT in English

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

[ L helotes pl. f. Gk heilotes, -otai, erron. taken as = inhabitants of Helos, a Laconian town ]

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