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helotry

noun as in bondage

noun as in slavery

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But, after all, their state is a modern Sparta—an aristocracy resting on a helotry, and with nothing else to rest upon.

The State is but a gigantic Sparta, in which the helotry are marked by an indelible difference of color and race from the masters.

But, after all, their State is a modern Sparta—an aristocracy resting on a helotry, and with nothing else to rest upon.

It would be worth his while to keep his commercial helotry supplied with sceptical literature.

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On this page you'll find 221 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to helotry, such as: enslavement, serfdom, servitude, subjugation, yoke, and chains.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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