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Etymology

From Mediaeval Latin despota, from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs), “‘lord, master’”).

Noun

Singular despot

Plural despots

despot (plural despots)

  1. A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
  2. 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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Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs), “‘lord, master’”).

Noun

despot c. (singular definite despoten, plural indefinite despoter)

  1. despot

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Inflection

Inflection of despot
common gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative despot despoten despoter despoterne
genitive despots despotens despoters despoternes

 

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