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单词 helot
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helot

noun

hel·​ot ˈhe-lət How to pronounce helot (audio)
plural helots
1
Helot : a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta
2
: someone held in forced servitude : an enslaved person or serf
helotry
ˈhe-lə-trē How to pronounce helot (audio)
noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The 300 Spartans stood at the head of a force of approximately 7,000 other Greeks, not to mention their own helot slaves, who fought as light infantry. Myke Cole, The New Republic, 1 Aug. 2019

Word History

Etymology

Latin Helotes, plural, from Greek Heilōtes

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1

helot

noun

as in serf

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • serf
  • bondman
  • slave
  • chattel
  • bondsman
  • thrall
  • servant
  • bondwoman
  • bondswoman
  • menial
  • lackey
  • domestic
  • handmaid
  • handmaiden
  • odalisque
  • bond servant
  • drudge
  • indentured servant
  • attendant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • freedman
  • freeman
  • freedwoman
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