DESPOT


Meaning of DESPOT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdes-pət, -ˌpät ]

noun

Etymology: Middle French despote, from Greek despotēs master, lord, autocrat, from des- (akin to domos house) + -potēs (akin to posis husband); akin to Sanskrit dampati lord of the house — more at dome , potent

Date: 1585

1.

a. : a Byzantine emperor or prince

b. : a bishop or patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church

c. : an Italian hereditary prince or military leader during the Renaissance

2.

a. : a ruler with absolute power and authority

b. : a person exercising power tyrannically

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.