helot
pronunciation
How to pronounce helot in British English:
UK ['helət]
How to pronounce helot in American English:
US [ˈhɛlət]
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- Noun:
- (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
Word Origin
- helot (n.)
- 1570s (with a capital -h-) "Spartan serf," from Greek Heilotes, plural of Heilos, popularly associated with Helos, Laconian town reduced to serfdom by Sparta, but perhaps related to Greek halonai "be captured." In extended use by 1820s.
Example
- 1. The helot may simply run a key word search on cvs submitted electronically , freeing up a few minutes for a fag break .