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helot

noun
hel·​ot | \ ˈhe-lət How to pronounce helot (audio) \

Definition of helot

1 capitalized : a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta
2 : serf, slave
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Other Words from helot

helotry \ ˈhe-​lə-​trē How to pronounce helotry (audio) \ noun

Examples of helot in a Sentence

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 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, "The Sparta Fetish Is a Cultural Cancer," 1 Aug. 2019

First Known Use of helot

1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for helot

Latin Helotes, plural, from Greek Heilōtes

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