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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Helot

/hĕl'-ət/ · He·lot · IPA /ˈhɛlət/
01 n. A slave in ancient Sparta; a Spartan serf; hence, a slave or serf.
  1. 1.
    A slave in ancient Sparta; a Spartan serf; hence, a slave or serf.
    “Those unfortunates, the Helots of mankind, more or less numerous in every community.” I. Taylor.