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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024des•pot•ism (des′pə tiz′əm),USA pronunciation n. - Governmentthe rule of a despot;
the exercise of absolute authority. - Governmentabsolute power or control;
tyranny. - Governmentan absolute or autocratic government.
- Governmenta country ruled by a despot.
- French despotisme. See despot, -ism
- 1720–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: despotism /ˈdɛspəˌtɪzəm/ n - the rule of a despot; arbitrary, absolute, or tyrannical government
- arbitrary or tyrannical authority or behaviour
des•pot /ˈdɛspət, -pɑt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Governmenta ruler with absolute power; autocrat.
des•pot•ic /dɪˈspɑtɪk/USA pronunciation adj.: a despotic tyrant. des•pot•i•cal•ly, adv. des•pot•ism /ˈdɛspəˌtɪzəm/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]Fifty years of despotism ruined the country. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024des•pot (des′pət, -pot),USA pronunciation n. - Governmenta king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power;
autocrat. - Governmentany tyrant or oppressor.
- Ancient History, World History[Hist.]an honorary title applied to a Byzantine emperor, afterward to members of his family, and later to Byzantine vassal rulers and governors.
- *dems-pot- presumably, "master of the house,'' equivalent. to *dems-, akin to dómos house + pot-, base of pósis husband, spouse; compare hospodar, host1
- Greek despótēs master
- 1555–65
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