despot
See also: Despot
English
Etymology
From Old French despote, from Medieval Latin despota, from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs, “lord, master, owner”), from the Proto-Indo-European phrase *déms pótis (“master of the house”).[1] Cognate with Sanskrit दम्पति (dampati).
Pronunciation
Noun
despot (plural despots)
- A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
- (historical) 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)
Derived terms
Translations
ruler with absolute power; tyrant
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References
- ↑ Fortson, Benjamin W. (2004) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, first edition, Oxford: Blackwell
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs, “lord, master”).
Noun
despot c (singular definite despoten, plural indefinite despoter)
Inflection
Declension of despot
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | despot | despoten | despoter | despoterne |
| genitive | despots | despotens | despoters | despoternes |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- despoti n
- despotisk adj
- despotisme c
Further reading
- “despot” in Den Danske Ordbog
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /děspot/
- Hyphenation: des‧pot
Noun
dèspot m (Cyrillic spelling дѐспот)
Declension
Declension of despot
Swedish
Noun
despot c
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