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helotage

Hel·ot
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hel-uh t, hee-luh t]
    • /ˈhɛl ət, ˈhi lət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hel-uh t, hee-luh t]
    • /ˈhɛl ət, ˈhi lət/

Definitions of helotage word

  • noun helotage a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state. Compare Perioeci, Spartiate. 1
  • noun helotage (lowercase) a serf or slave; bondman. 1

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Origin of helotage

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Latin hēlōtēs (plural) < Greek heílōtes

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Parts of speech for Helotage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

helotage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

helotage usage trend in Literature

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