ALL meanings of despot
des·pot
D d - countable noun despot A despot is a ruler or other person who has a lot of power and who uses it unfairly or cruelly. 3
- noun despot an absolute or tyrannical ruler; autocrat or tyrant 3
- noun despot any person in power who acts tyrannically 3
- noun despot a title borne by numerous persons of rank in the later Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires 3
- noun despot a title meaning “master,” applied to certain classes of rulers, as Byzantine emperors or bishops of the Greek church 3
- noun despot an absolute ruler; king with unlimited powers; autocrat 3
- noun despot anyone in charge who acts like a tyrant 3
- noun despot A ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way. 1
- noun despot tyrannical ruler 1
- noun despot a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat. 1
- noun despot any tyrant or oppressor. 1
- noun despot History/Historical. an honorary title applied to a Byzantine emperor, afterward to members of his family, and later to Byzantine vassal rulers and governors. 1