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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: helot n : (medieval Europe) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord [syn: {serf}, {villein}]
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