He"lot*ism (?), n. The condition of the Helots or slaves in Sparta;
slavery.
He"lot*ry (?), n. The Helots, collectively; slaves; bondsmen. "The
Helotry of Mammon." Macaulay.
Help (hlp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Helped (hlpt) (Obs. imp. Holp (hlp), p.
p. Holpen (hl"p'n)); p. pr. & vb. n. Helping.] [AS. helpan; akin to OS.
helpan, D. helpen, G. helfen, OHG. helfan, Icel. hjlpa, Sw. hjelpa,
Dan. hielpe, Goth. hilpan; cf. Lith. szelpti, and Skr. klp to be
fitting.] 1. To furnish with strength or means for the successful
performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to
assist; as, to help a man in his work; to help one to remember; -- the
following infinitive is commonly used without to; as, "Help me scale
yon balcony." Longfellow.
2. To furnish with the means of deliverance from trouble; as, to help
one in distress; to help one out of prison. "God help, poor souls, how
idly do they talk!" Shak.
3. To furnish with relief, as in pain or disease; to be of avail
against; -- sometimes with of before a word designating the pain or
disease, and sometimes having such a word for the direct object. "To
help him of his blindness." Shak.
The true calamus helps coughs.
Gerarde.
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