Helms"man (?), n.; pl. Helmsmen (&?;). The man at the helm; a
steersman.
Helm"wind` (?), n. A wind attending or presaged by the cloud called
helm. [Prov. Eng.]
He"lot (?; 277), n. [L. Helotes, Hilotae, pl., fr. Gr. E'e`lws and
E'elw`ths a bondman or serf of the Spartans; so named from 'Elos, a
town of Laconia, whose inhabitants were enslaved; or perh. akin to
e`lei^n to take, conquer, used as 2d aor. of &?;.] A slave in ancient
Sparta; a Spartan serf; hence, a slave or serf.
Those unfortunates, the Helots of mankind, more or less numerous in
every community.