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What dose the word helot mean

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a servant or member of the lower class in ancient greece
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A helot was a servant in ancient Sparta (Greece) - more specifically, a member of the class of serfs. They were not the lowest class, as they had more rights than the slaves, but also not the highest, as they were not equal to citizens.
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