helot

Noun

Meaning

A slave in ancient Sparta; a Spartan serf; hence, a slave or serf.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

serf villein lackey liege subject tool puppet minion brownie dependent slave servant creature subordinate peasant
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Antonyms

king lord captain plenipotentiary manager householder
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Hypernyms

thrall

Hyponyms

cotter cottier

Related terms

Elos

Anagrams

hotel thole hetol Holte Lehto lothe

Examples

There was at least one helot revolt (ca. 465–460 BC), and Thucydides remarked that "Spartan policy is always mainly governed by the necessity of taking precautions against the helots." Source: Internet

The event severely damaged Sparta's naval power but did not end its aspirations of invading further into Persia, until Conon the Athenian ravaged the Spartan coastline and provoked the old Spartan fear of a helot revolt. Source: Internet

The immediate objective of this unit was to seek out and kill vulnerable helot Laconians as part of the larger program of terrorising and intimidating the helot population. Source: Internet

As the Spartiate population declined and the helot population continued to grow, the imbalance of power caused increasing tension. Source: Internet

She called to Sparta for assistance but was denied, as Sparta was facing the largest helot revolution in its history. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

helophytic Helopsaltes pryeri helospectin helotage Helotiaceae helotiaceous