单词 | despot |
释义 | Word Frequency despot(ˈdɛspɒt) noun 1. an absolute or tyrannical ruler; autocrat or tyrant 2. any person in power who acts tyrannically 3. a title borne by numerous persons of rank in the later Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires Derived forms despotic (dɛsˈpɒtɪk) or despotical (desˈpotical) adjective despotically (desˈpotically) adverb Word origin C16: from Medieval Latin despota, from Greek despotēs lord, master; related to Latin domus house |
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