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Meaning
Noun
●
In Politics:
A
ruler
with
absolute
power; a tyrant.
●
In Byzantine Empire:
A
title
awarded
to
senior
members of
th
e
imperial
family in
th
e
late
Byzantine Empire, and
claimed
by various
independent
or
semi-autonomous
rulers
in
th
e Balkans (12th to 15th centuries)
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Origin
despot
English
despota
Latin
δεσπότης
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Etym
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