helot

hel·ot

H0137600 (hĕl′ət)n.1. Helot One of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta, neither a slave nor a free citizen.2. A person in servitude; a serf.

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[From Greek Heilōtes, pl. of Heilōs, Heilōt-.]

Helot

(ˈhɛlət; ˈhiː-) n1. (Historical Terms) (in ancient Greece, esp Sparta) a member of the class of unfree men above slaves owned by the state2. (Historical Terms) (usually not capital) a serf or slave[C16: from Latin Hēlotēs, from Greek Heilōtes, alleged to have meant originally: inhabitants of Helos, who, after its conquest, were serfs of the Spartans]

hel•ot

(ˈhɛl ət)

n. 1. (cap.) a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta who were bound to the land and owned by the state. 2. a serf or slave. [1570–80; < Latin hēlōtēs (pl.) < Greek heílōtes] hel′ot•ry, n.

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helot - (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lordserf, villeinEurope - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Islescottier, cotter - a medieval English villeinthrall - someone held in bondageDark Ages, Middle Ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance

Translations

είλωταςilota