Despot definition

Despot

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noun

(1) A cruel and oppressive dictator

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Etymology

From , from .

Noun

A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
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)

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