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单词 helots
释义

helot

noun

hel·​ot ˈhe-lət How to pronounce helot (audio)
plural helots
1
Helot : a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta
2
: someone held in forced servitude : an enslaved person or serf
helotry
ˈhe-lə-trē How to pronounce helot (audio)
noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The 300 Spartans stood at the head of a force of approximately 7,000 other Greeks, not to mention their own helot slaves, who fought as light infantry. Myke Cole, The New Republic, 1 Aug. 2019

Word History

Etymology

Latin Helotes, plural, from Greek Heilōtes

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1

helots

noun

plural of helot
as in serfs

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • serfs
  • slaves
  • bondmen
  • chattels
  • bondsmen
  • thralls
  • menials
  • bondwomen
  • servants
  • lackeys
  • domestics
  • handmaids
  • odalisques
  • handmaidens
  • bondswomen
  • bond servants
  • indentured servants
  • drudges
  • attendants

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • freedmen
  • freemen
  • freedwomen
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