Despot
61despot — noun (C) someone such as a ruler who used power in a cruel and unfair way despotic, adjective despotically / kli/ adverb …
62Despot — ♦ An honorary court title of the Byzantine Empire, introduced in the twelfth century as the second highest title after that of emperor. It was an honorary title in the court hierarchy, and though on occasions it was given to the holder of a… …
63despot — n autocrat, dictator, tyrant, oppressor; monocrat, autarch, absolute or supreme ruler, monarch, soverign, emperor; lord, master, overlord …
64despot — des·pot …
65despot — des•pot [[t]ˈdɛs pət, pɒt[/t]] n. 1) gov a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat 2) gov any tyrant or oppressor 3) why a title applied to a Byzantine emperor, and later to Byzantine vassal rulers and governors • Etymology:… …
66despot — de|spot sb., en, er, erne (tyran) …
67despot — s ( en, er) förtryckare, envåldshärskare …
68Despot — Des|pot, der; en, en <griechisch> (Gewaltherrscher; herrische Person) …
69despot — <yun.> 1. Dövləti qanun əsasında deyil, öz istədiyi kimi idarə edən zülmkar, müstəbid hökmdar; hakimi mütləq. Taxt və tac, yaxşı məqsədlə işə başlayan Nadiri də despota çevirir. M. A.. 2. məc. Başqalarını öz iradəsinə tabe etməyə çalışan,… …
70DESPOT — yun. Rum piskoposu. * Eskiden Bizanslı ve Balkanlı derebeyi …
