despot

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Synonyms 2.2.2 Derived terms 2.2.3 Inflection

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /'dɛs.pɒt/

[edit] Etymology

From Mediaeval Latin despota, from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs), “‘lord, master’”).

[edit] Noun

despot (plural despots)

1. A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
2. A title awarded to senior members of the imperial family in the late Byzantine Empire, and claimed by various independent or semi-autonomous rulers in the Balkans (12th to 15th centuries)

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• despotate
• despotism

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs), “‘lord, master’”).

[edit] Noun

despot c. (singular definite despoten, plural indefinite despoter)

1. despot

[edit] Synonyms

• tyran

[edit] Derived terms

• despoti n.
• despotisk a
• despotisme c.

[edit] Inflection