1 helotism | Definition of helotism

helotism

noun
hel·​ot·​ism | \ ˈhelÉ™tËŒizÉ™m\
plural -s

Definition of helotism

1 : the quality or state of being a helot : serfdom
2 : a symbiotic relation of plants or animals in which one functions as the slave of the other (as that between certain species of ants) — compare commensalism, parasitism, symbiosis

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