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Webster 1913 Edition
Helotism
He′lot-ism
,Noun.
The condition of the Helots or slaves in Sparta; slavery.
Webster 1828 Edition
Helotism
HE'LOTISM
,Noun.
Definition 2025
helotism
helotism
English
Noun
helotism (usually uncountable, plural helotisms)
- The permanent oppression of a nominally free group of people
- (zoology) A form of mutualism in which one species is forced to perform tasks for another, for their mutual benefit
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References
- Allaby, Michael. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Zoology. pg 213. Oxford University Press. New York. 1992.