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helotry

/hel-uh-tree, hee-luh-/US // ˈhɛl ə tri, ˈhi lə- //UK // (ˈhɛlətrɪ, ˈhiː-) //

鹤立鸡群,鹤壁,鹤壁市,鹤发童颜

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : serfdom; slavery.
    • : helots collectively.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inserfdom
as inthralldom
as invilleinage

Examples

  • 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.