- helotage
- helˈotage nounThe state of a helot• • •Main Entry: ↑helot
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Helot — helotage, n. /hel euht, hee leuht/, n. 1. a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state. Cf. Perioeci, Spartiate. 2. (l.c.) a serf or slave; bondman. [1570 80; … Universalium
Spartiate — Spartiates were the males of Sparta with full citizenship. They were the elite warrior class of the rigidly hierarchical Spartan society. From a young age, male Spartiates were trained for battle and put through grueling challenges intended to… … Wikipedia
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helot — [ hɛlət] noun 1》 a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta, intermediate in status between slaves and citizens. 2》 a serf or slave. Derivatives helotage noun helotism noun helotry noun Origin via L. from Gk Heilōtes (plural), traditionally… … English new terms dictionary
helotism — /ˈhɛlətɪzəm/ (say heluhtizuhm) noun serfdom. Also, helotage …
