despot

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French despote, from Old French despote, from Medieval Latin despota, from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs, “lord, master, owner”). Cognate with Sanskrit दम्पति (dámpati). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛs.pɒt/, /ˈdɛz.pɒt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɛs.pət/ === 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 ==== === References === === Anagrams === T posed, T-posed, depots, dopest, dépôts, posted, ptosed, stoped == Danish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs, “lord, master”). === Noun === despot c (singular definite despoten, plural indefinite despoter) despot ==== Inflection ==== ==== Synonyms ==== tyran ==== Derived terms ==== despoti n despotisk (adjective) despotisme c === Further reading === “despot” in Den Danske Ordbog == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Greek δεσπότης (despótis). === Noun === despot m (plural despoți) despot ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /děspot/ Hyphenation: des‧pot === Noun === dèspot m anim (Cyrillic spelling дѐспот) despot ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs). === Noun === despot c despot ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== despoti despotisk despotism despotvälde === Further reading === “despot”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “despot”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “despot”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)