Added 10 October 2026

helot

/ˈhɛlət/ noun

In Latin: Hīlōta Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about helot at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

(Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord.

Origin

From Latin Hīlōta, from Ancient Greek Εἵλωτες (Heílōtes), possibly from ἁλίσκομαι (halískomai, “to be captured, to be made prisoner”) or from Ἕλος (Hélos, “Elos”), a Laconian town.

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helot

noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about helot at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Origin

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about helot at Wordnik → Where our words come from →