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Meaning of helotry | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Collectively, the helots (slaves or bondsmen).

countable, uncountable

Examples

“Apparently influenced by Montesquieu's judgment that Spartan helotry combined the worst features of slavery and serfdom, Dew credited the Athenians with treating their slaves gently.”

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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