Helot
noun
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.
helotage
-
a word derived from
Helot.
Example Sentences
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The people, bereft of their natural leaders, sank into apathetic helotage and mute despair.
From Irish History and the Irish Question by Goldwin Smith
