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[hel-uh
t, hee-luht] 
Origin:
1570–80; < L hēlōtēs (pl.) < Gk heílōtes
1570–80; < L hēlōtēs (pl.) < Gk heílōtes
Related forms:
hel⋅ot⋅age, noun
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| hel·ot (hěl'ət) n.
[From Greek Heilōtes, pl. of Heilōs, Heilōt-.] |
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Helot
He"lot\ (?; 277), n. [L. Helotes, Hilotae, pl., fr. Gr. E'e`lws and E'elw`ths a bondman or serf of the Spartans; so named from 'Elos, a town of Laconia, whose inhabitants were enslaved; or perh. akin to e`lei^n to take, conquer, used as 2d aor. of ?.] A slave in ancient Sparta; a Spartan serf; hence, a slave or serf. Those unfortunates, the Helots of mankind, more or less numerous in every community. --I. Taylor.
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helot
1579, from Gk. Heilotes, pl. of Heilos, popularly assoc. with Helos, Laconian town reduced to serfdom by Sparta, but perhaps related to Gk. halonai "be captured."
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