helot
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helot
- /ˈhɛlət/
Rhymes with -ɛlət
Where it comes from
From Latin Hīlōta, from Ancient Greek Εἵλωτες (Heílōtes), possibly from ἁλίσκομαι (halískomai, “to be captured, to be made prisoner”) or from Ἕλος (Hélos, “Elos”), a Laconian town.
noun helots
- A member of the ancient Spartan class of serfs. […] when one of their kings dies, not only the Spartans, but a certain number of the country people from every part of Laconia are forced, whether they will or no, to attend the funeral. So these persons and the helots, and likewise the Spartans themselves, flock together to the number of several th
- A serf; a slave. A man who conceives and writes a great book, my friend, has done more work than all the helots that laboured on these pyramidal futilities.
Translations
Talk about this word "helot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/helot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. helot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/helot "helot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/helot.Cite this
@misc{helot_2026,
title = {helot},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/helot},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
