- helotry
- noun see helot
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
helotry
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Helotry — He lot*ry, n. The Helots, collectively; slaves; bondsmen. The Helotry of Mammon. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
helotry — index bondage, servitude, subjection, thrall Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
helotry — [hel′ə trē] n. 1. helots as a class; serfs or slaves 2. serfdom or slavery … English World dictionary
helotry — ˈhelətrē noun ( es) 1. : the helots of a country or of an estate 2. : the condition of a helot : slavery, serfdom permanent white supremacy and permanent black helotry Basil Davidson … Useful english dictionary
helotry — /hel euh tree, hee leuh /, n. 1. serfdom; slavery. 2. helots collectively. [1820 30; HELOT + RY] * * * … Universalium
helotry — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A state of subjugation to an owner or master: bondage, enslavement, serfdom, servileness, servility, servitude, slavery, thrall, thralldom, villeinage, yoke. See OVER … English dictionary for students
helotry — n. Slaves, bond slaves, bondsmen, (taken collectively) … New dictionary of synonyms
helotry — hel·ot·ry … English syllables
helotry — /ˈhɛlətri/ (say heluhtree) noun 1. serfdom; slavery. 2. helots collectively …
bondage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. slavery, serfdom, subjection; helotry, peonage. Ant., freedom. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. slavery, servitude, thralldom, subjugation; see slavery 1 . See Synonym Study at slavery . III (Roget s 3… … English dictionary for students
