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despot: Meaning and Definition of
des•pot
Pronunciation: (des'put, -pot), [key]
— n.
- a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat.
- any tyrant or oppressor.
- an honorary title applied to a Byzantine emperor, afterward to members of his family, and later to Byzantine vassal rulers and governors.
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- despot (Thesaurus)
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