despote

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛs.pɔt/
  • Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):(file)

Noun

despote m or f by sense (plural despotes)

  1. despot
  2. tyrant

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: despoot

Further reading

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