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noun
A member of the ancient Spartan class of serfs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Qualifier: Ancient Greece
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A serf; a slave.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
(Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: serf, villein
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: thrall
Narrower terms: cotter, cottier
History
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.
Across languages
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