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Definition of Despots

Despot
Despot Des"pot, n. [F. despote, LL. despotus, fr. Gr. despo`ths master, lord, the second part of which is akin to po`sis husband, and L. potens. See Potent.] 1. A master; a lord; especially, an absolute or irresponsible ruler or sovereign. Irresponsible power in human hands so naturally leads to it, that cruelty has become associated with despot and tyrant. --C. J. Smith. 2. One who rules regardless of a constitution or laws; a tyrant.

Meaning of Despots from wikipedia

- Look up despot in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Despot may refer to: Despot (court title), a Byzantine court title Despotism, a form of government in...
- self-proclaimed Albanian despots of Arta. In the 15th century, the Venetian governors of Corfu were also styled as despots. As the title of despot was conferred...
- both "Despot of Romania" and "Despot of Arta"; a 1697 Italian text titles the despots of the Tocco family as Despoti de Romanìa, & del'Arta ("Despots of...
- Despot Stefan may refer to: Stefan Lazarević, Serbian prince and despot (1389-1427) Stefan Branković, Serbian despot, proclaimed in 1458 Stefan Berislavić...
- absolutists' beliefs about royal power were typically similar to those of regular despots, both recognizing that they were destined to rule. Enlightened rulers may...
- Despot Jovan may refer to: Jovan Oliver, Serbian nobleman, awarded with the title of despot c. 1346 Jovan Uglješa, Serbian nobleman, awarded with the...
- the Arbëresh community. Subsequent despots were the sons of the Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos, brother of the despot Theodore: Theodore II, Constantine...
- of Hungary, with several titular despots of Serbia, who were appointed by kings of Hungary. The last titular Despot of Serbia was Pavle Bakić, who fell...
- Ivan Despot O. F. M. (Zaostrog, 1851 – Split, 1886) was a Croatian theologian, priest, translator, writer and poet. Ivan was the son of Mate Despot (1812...
- stage name Despot, is an American hip hop artist from Queens, New York City. He was signed to rapper El-P's label Definitive Jux in 2004. Despot has been...