Despot definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary DESPOT, n. An emperor, king or price invested with absolute power ... n 1: a cruel and oppressive dictator [syn: tyrant, autocrat, despot] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Middle French despote, from Greek despot?s master, lord, autocrat, from des- (akin to domos house ... despota f. Gk despotes master, lord Webster's 1913 Dictionary Despot Des"pot, n. [F. despote, LL. despotus, fr. Gr. despo ... naturally leads to it, that cruelty has become associated with despot and tyrant. --C. J. Smith. 2. One who rules ...
... s noun Date: circa 1727 1. a. rule by a despot b. despotic exercise of power 2. a. a system of ... state Oxford Reference Dictionary n. 1 a rule by a despot. b a country ruled by a despot. 2 absolute power or control; tyranny. Webster's 1913 Dictionary ... F. despotisme.] 1. The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny. ``The despotism of ... vice.'' --Byron. 2. A government which is directed by a despot; a despotic monarchy; absolutism; autocracy. Despotism . . . is the only form ...
... adj 1: belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot [syn: despotic, despotical] 2: ruled by or characteristic of a despot; "moved from a feudal to a despotic order"; "his administration ... adjective Date: 1604 of, relating to, or characteristic of a despot • despotically adverb Webster's 1913 Dictionary Despotic Des*pot"ic ... F. despotique.] Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism ...
... n 1: a cruel and oppressive dictator [syn: tyrant, autocrat, despot] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: French autocrate, from Greek autokrat ... rules with undisputed sway in any company or relation; a despot. The autocrat of the breakfast table. --Holmes. Collin's Cobuild ... N-COUNT Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Dictator, despot, unlimited monarch, absolute ruler. Moby Thesaurus Simon Legree, absolute monarch ... absolute ruler, all-powerful ruler, arrogator, autarch, caesar, commissar, czar, despot, dictator, disciplinarian, driver, duce, hard master, martinet, oligarch, oppressor, pharaoh ...
... adj 1: belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot [syn: despotic, despotical] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Despotic Des*pot ... F. despotique.] Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism ...
... of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. [Persian.] 1. Governor, viceroy, ruler. 2. Prince, petty despot.
... scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces ...
... or a subject; "religious iconography"; "the propagandistic iconography of a despot" Merriam Webster's noun (plural -phies) Etymology: Medieval Latin iconographia ...