'Helot' definitions:
Definition of 'helot'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Helot'
From: GCIDE
- 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 ?.] A slave in ancient Sparta; a Spartan serf; hence, a slave or serf. [1913 Webster]
- Those unfortunates, the Helots of mankind, more or less numerous in every community. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'helot'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- apple-polisher,
- ass-licker,
- backscratcher,
- backslapper,
- bondmaid,
- bondman,
- bondslave,
- bondsman,
- bondswoman,
- bootlick,
- bootlicker,
- brown-nose,
- brownie,
- captive,
- chattel,
- chattel slave,
- churl,
- clawback,
- concubine,
- courtier,
- creature,
- cringer,
- debt slave,
- dupe,
- fawner,
- flatterer,
- flunky,
- footlicker,
- galley slave,
- groveler,
- handshaker,
- homager,
- instrument,
- jackal,
- kowtower,
- lackey,
- led captain,
- lickspit,
- lickspittle,
- liege,
- liege man,
- liege subject,
- mealymouth,
- minion,
- odalisque,
- peon,
- puppet,
- serf,
- servant,
- slave,
- spaniel,
- stooge,
- subject,
- suck,
- sycophant,
- theow,
- thrall,
- timeserver,
- toad,
- toady,
- tool,
- truckler,
- tufthunter,
- vassal,
- villein,
- yes-man