HELOTISM


Meaning of HELOTISM in English

/hel"euh tiz'euhm, hee"leuh-/ , n.

1. the state or quality of being a helot; serfdom.

2. Ecol. the subordinate organisms in an unequal symbiotic relationship.

[ 1815-25; HELOT + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .