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| des·pot [ dés pòt, déspət ] (plural des·pots) |
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1. powerful ruler: a tyrant or ruler with absolute powers
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2. tyrannical person: somebody who behaves in a tyrannical way toward other people
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3. Roman, Byzantine, or Ottoman ruler: a minor emperor or prince of the later Roman, Byzantine, or Ottoman empires
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| [Mid-16th century. Via French< Greek despotēs "absolute ruler"] |
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