| 单词 | despot |
| 释义 | despot /des"peuht, -pot/, n. 1. a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat. 2. any tyrant or oppressor. 3. Hist. an honorary title applied to a Byzantine emperor, afterward to members of his family, and later to Byzantine vassal rulers and governors. [1555-65; < Gk despótes master < *dems-pot- presumably, "master of the house," equiv. to *dems-, akin to dómos house + pot-, base of pósis husband, spouse; cf. HOSPODAR, HOST1] |
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