Helot Definition

hĕlət
noun
A member of the lowest class of serfs in ancient Sparta.
Webster's New World
Any serf or slave.
Webster's New World
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Singular:
helot
Plural:
helots

Origin of Helot

  • Latin Helotes, from Ancient Greek Εἵλωτες (Eilōtes), possibly from ἁλίσκομαι (haliskomai, “to be captured, to be made prisoner”).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Greek Heilōtes pl. of Heilōs Heilōt-

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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