HELOT

serf, helot, villein

(noun) (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

helot (plural helots)

(historical) A member of the ancient Spartan class of serfs.

A serf; a slave.

Anagrams

• Holte, Thole, hetol, hotel, hôtel, lothe, thole

Source: Wiktionary

He"lot, n. Etym: [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

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition