noun
helot
Helot (noun) means a member of the class of serfs in ancient Sparta.
noun
1
A member of the class of serfs in ancient Sparta.
2
Someone forced to work for others as a serf or slave.
"A man who conceives and writes a great book, my friend, has done more work than all the helots that laboured on these pyramidal futilities."
— Ameen Rihani, Probing the Trivial (1910)
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Etymology
From Latin Hīlōta, from Ancient Greek Εἵλωτες (Heílōtes), possibly from ἁλίσκομαι (halískomai, “to be captured, to be made prisoner”) or from Ἕλος (Hélos, “Elos”), a Laconian town.
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villein
serf
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What is the meaning of helot?
"helot" (noun) means a member of the class of serfs in ancient Sparta.
What is another word for helot?
Other words for "helot" include villein, serf.
What are the different meanings of helot?
"helot" has 2 main meanings: 1. A member of the class of serfs in ancient Sparta; 2. Someone forced to work for others as a serf or slave.
