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Helot
n.
member of an inferior slave class (in ancient Sparta)
Helots
The
helots (; ,
heílotes) were a subjugated population group that formed the main population of
Laconia and
Messenia, the territory controlled by
Sparta. Their exact status was already disputed in antiquity: according to
Critias, they were "
slaves to the utmost", whereas according to Pollux, they occupied a status "between free men and slaves". Tied to the land, they primarily worked in
agriculture as a majority and economically supported the
Spartan citizens.
helot
Noun
1. (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
(synonym) serf, villein
(hypernym) thrall
(hyponym) cotter, cottier
(classification) Middle Ages, Dark Ages
(classification) Europe
Helot (das)
n.
Helot, member of an inferior slave class
Helot
(n.)
A slave in ancient Sparta; a Spartan serf; hence, a slave or serf.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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