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Helot — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
helot — index captive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Hélot — Porté notamment en Mayenne et dans les Côtes d Armor, pourrait être une variante du breton Hello (voir ce nom), tout comme les formes Hélo (56) et Hélou (29). Autre possibilité : diminutif du nom de personne d origine germanique Héloin (voir… … Noms de famille
helot — hèlōt m <G helóta> DEFINICIJA 1. pov. u antičkoj Sparti državni rob poljodjelac, u vojsci lako naoružani vojnik 2. pren. knjiš. zast. onaj koji je bez ikakvih osobnih prava ETIMOLOGIJA grč. heilôtes … Hrvatski jezični portal
helot — ► NOUN 1) a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta, intermediate in status between slaves and citizens. 2) a serf or slave. ORIGIN Greek Heil tes, traditionally taken as referring to inhabitants of Helos, an ancient Greek town whose… … English terms dictionary
Helot — [hel′ət] n. [L Helotes, Hilotae, pl. < Gr Heilōtes, pl., taken as after Helos, town in Laconia whose inhabitants were enslaved by the Spartans, but < ? base of haliskesthai, to be captured < IE base * wel , to tear, injure > L vellere … English World dictionary
Helot — helotage, n. /hel euht, hee leuht/, n. 1. a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state. Cf. Perioeci, Spartiate. 2. (l.c.) a serf or slave; bondman. [1570 80; … Universalium
Helot — Heloten (v. griech. heléin = nehmen, erobern; also „die Eroberten“, „die Gefangenen“) nannte man die Angehörigen einer sozialen Schicht von Menschen im Staat Lakedaimon (heute üblicherweise nach seinem Hauptort Sparta genannt), die zwar im Staat… … Deutsch Wikipedia
helot — n. a serf ({{}}esp. Helot), of a class in ancient Sparta. Derivatives: helotism n. helotry n. Etymology: L helotes pl. f. Gk heilotes, otai, erron. taken as = inhabitants of Helos, a Laconian town … Useful english dictionary
helot — noun Etymology: Latin Helotes, plural, from Greek Heilōtes Date: 1579 1. capitalized a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta 2. serf, slave • helotry noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
