helot

🇬🇧 UK/'helәt/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A serf or slave; historically, a member of the lowest class in ancient Sparta

农奴,奴隶;(古斯巴达的)希洛人

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
helotother
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Example Sentences

  • 1.

    In ancient Sparta, helots were enslaved people bound to the land.

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