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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: despot n : a dictator or dictatorial person [syn: {tyrant}, {autocrat}]
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