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philoˈdespot rare.
[ad. Gr. ϕιλοδέσποτ-ος adj., loving one's master, f. ϕιλο- philo- + δεσπότης master; in b. directly f. philo- + despot.]
†a. (See quot. 1656.) Obs. rare—0.
b. One who favours despots or despotism (quot. 1796).
1656Blount Glossogr., Philodespot.., he that loveth his Master. 1796Coleridge in Mrs. Sandford T. Poole & Friends (1888) I. 140 As bad as the most..rampant Philo⁓despot could wish in the moment of cursing. |