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helot

noun as in vassal

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His cheeks bright red, his chin wet with spittle, the helot would weave and stagger and totter until he passed out in the dirt.

Little by little, he had become to his wife so indulgent and so affectionate, that the poor helot felt her heart touched.

It may actually have been the unfortunate fall to which the helot owed his death.

It would be, I expected, such a sight as that which the drunken Helot once presented to the virtuous Spartan youth.

In the boat were Thorkeld, a helot of Iona, and two dark wild-eyed men of the north.

Thus sacrificing one class to the other, both were injured,—the imperious Spartan and the abased Helot.

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On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to helot, such as: beneficiary, bondman, dependent, liege, liegeman, and peasant.

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

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