helotage

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noun

The condition of a helot.

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Meanings

nounhelotage (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe condition of a helot.

    Spartan helotage represents perhaps the most peculiar slave system studied in this book.

    2018, David M. Lewis, Greek Slave Systems in their Eastern Mediterranean Context, c.800–146 BC, Oxford University Press, →ISBN

Origin

From helot + -age.

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APA

helotage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helotage

MLA

“helotage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helotage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “helotage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helotage.

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