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helot

he·lot

UK/ˈhɛlət/ US/ˈhɛlʌt/ uncommon

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

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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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