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Helotry

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Collectively, the helots (slaves or bondsmen). countable, uncountable

    "Apparently influenced by Montesquieu's judgment that Spartan helotry combined the worst features of slavery and serfdom, Dew credited the Athenians with treating their slaves gently."

Etymology

From helot + -ry.

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