Definition of despot
1a
: 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
2a
: a Byzantine emperor or prince
c
: an Italian hereditary prince or military leader during the Renaissance
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The first known use of despot was in 1585
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