Despot



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 暴君
• ［英］ n. 暴君 ( ruler with unlimited powers)
• ［例］ an enlightened despo

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle French despote, from Greek despotēs master, lord, autocrat, from des- (akin to domos house) + -potēs (akin to posis husband); akin to Sanskrit dampati lord of the house — more at dome, potent
• Date: 1585
• 1.
  • a. a Byzantine emperor or prince
  • b. a bishop or patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • c. an Italian hereditary prince or military leader during the Renaissance
• 2.
  • a. a ruler with absolute power and authority
  • b. a person exercising power tyrannically

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