Plural of helotage; multiple instances or systems of helot servitude and oppression.
From 'helotage' + '-s' (plural). The plural form allows historians to discuss helotage in multiple societies or historical periods.
When historians use 'helotages,' they're connecting Spartan slavery to similar systems in Athens, Rome, and later feudal Europe—it reveals how different societies invented eerily similar ways to oppress working classes across continents and centuries.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.