Definition of Despat
Des"pot (?), n. [F. despote, LL.
despotus, fr. Gr. despo`ths master, lord, the
second part of which is akin to po`sis husband, and L.
potens. See Potent.] 1. A master;
a lord; especially, an absolute or irresponsible ruler or
sovereign.
Irresponsible power in human hands so naturally leads
to it, that cruelty has become associated with despot and
tyrant. C. J. Smith.
2. One who rules regardless of a constitution
or laws; a tyrant.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant. From Greek word δεσπόοτης, meaning lord or master.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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