1
a
: a ruler with absolute power and authority
tyrannical despots
b
: one exercising power tyrannically : a person exercising absolute power in a brutal or oppressive way
regards the basketball coach as a despot
2
a
: a Byzantine emperor or prince
b
Christianity
: a bishop or patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church
c
: an Italian hereditary prince or military leader during the Renaissance
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