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单词 philodespot
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philodespotn.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Probably also partly formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Greek ϕιλοδέσποτος ; philo- comb. form, despot n.
Etymology: In sense 1 < ancient Greek ϕιλοδέσποτος loving one's master < ϕιλο- philo- comb. form + δεσπότης master (see despot n.). In sense 2 probably directly < philo- comb. form + despot n.
Obsolete. rare.
1. A person who loves his or her master.
ΚΠ
1626 J. Kennedy Hist. Calanthrop & Lucilla sig. G5v My name (quoth hee) Sir is Philodespot.]
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Philodespot.., he that loveth his Master.
2. A person favouring or inclined towards despotism.
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society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > principles of or attachment to types of government > [noun] > absolutist or despotist
philodespot1796
absolutist1799
despotomaniac1825
despotist1857
1796 S. T. Coleridge in M. E. Sandford T. Poole & his Friends (1888) I. 140 As bad as the most..rampant Philo~despot could wish in the moment of cursing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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