despot

noun

/ˈdespɒt/

/ˈdespɑːt/

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a leader with great power, especially one who uses it in a cruel way
- an enlightened despot (= one who tries to use his/her power in a good way)
- It is the story of a military coup which brings a brutal despot to power.
Topics Politicsc2
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French despote, via medieval Latin from Greek despotēs ‘master, absolute ruler’. Originally (after the Turkish conquest of Constantinople) the term denoted a minor Christian ruler under the Turkish empire. The current sense dates from the late 18th cent.

单词	despot
释义	despot noun /ˈdespɒt/ /ˈdespɑːt/ jump to other results a leader with great power, especially one who uses it in a cruel way an enlightened despot (= one who tries to use his/her power in a good way) It is the story of a military coup which brings a brutal despot to power. Topics Politicsc2 Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French despote, via medieval Latin from Greek despotēs ‘master, absolute ruler’. Originally (after the Turkish conquest of Constantinople) the term denoted a minor Christian ruler under the Turkish empire. The current sense dates from the late 18th cent.
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