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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
[1913 Webster]
Those unfortunates, the Helots of mankind, more or less
numerous in every community. --I. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
helot
n 1: (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned
by the feudal lord [syn: {serf}, {helot}, {villein}]
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