despoot

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French despote, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin despota, from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dɛsˈpoːt/
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  • Hyphenation: des‧poot
  • Rhymes: -oːt

Noun[edit]

despoot m (plural despoten, diminutive despootje n)

  1. despot
    Synonyms: dwingeland, tiran

Derived terms[edit]

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