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