helotry
[ hel-uh-tree, hee-luh- ]
/ ˈhɛl ə tri, ˈhi lə- /
noun
serfdom; slavery.
helots collectively.
Words nearby helotry
heloma molle,
helophyte,
helot,
helotism,
helotomy,
helotry,
help,
help oneself,
help out,
help screens,
helper
Example sentences from the Web for helotry
The State is but a gigantic Sparta, in which the helotry are marked by an indelible difference of color and race from the masters.
The Civil War in America |William Howard RussellBut, after all, their State is a modern Sparta—an aristocracy resting on a helotry, and with nothing else to rest upon.
The Civil War in America |William Howard RussellBut, after all, their state is a modern Sparta—an aristocracy resting on a helotry, and with nothing else to rest upon.
Pictures of Southern Life |William Howard Russell
British Dictionary definitions for helotry
helotry
/ (ˈhɛlətrɪ, ˈhiː-) /
noun
serfdom or slavery
serfs or slaves as a class