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Definitions for Despot
[1] a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat.
[2] any tyrant or oppressor.
[3] History/Historical . an honorary title applied to a Byzantine emperor, afterward to members of his family, and later to Byzantine vassal rulers and governors.
[4] an absolute or tyrannical ruler; autocrat or tyrant
[5] any person in power who acts tyrannically
[6] a title borne by numerous persons of rank in the later Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires the despot of Servia
Words related to Despot
oppressor, autocrat, tyrant, Hitler, monocrat
Words nearby Despot
despoil, despoliation, despond, despondency, despondent, despot, despotic, despotic monarchy, despotism, despumate, desquamate
Origin of Despot
1555–65; < Greek despótēs master < *dems-pot- presumably, “master of the house,” equivalent to *dems-, akin to dómos house + pot-, base of pósis husband, spouse; cf. hospodar, host1
Word origin for Despot
C16: from Medieval Latin despota, from Greek despotēs lord, master; related to Latin domus house