Definition of Heot
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A serf; a slave.
- An indiviual of the ancient Spartan class of serfs.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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