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HELOTS
Noun
helots
plural of helot
Anagrams
• Holtes, Lhotse, Tholes, hostel, hotels, hĂ´tels, loseth, shotel, tholes
Source: Wiktionary
HELOT
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
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