despot

Senso (Inglese)

1. A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
2. (historical) A title awarded to senior members of the imperial family in the late Byzantine Empire, and claimed by various independent or semi-autonomous rulers in the Balkans (12th to 15th centuries)

Concetti

despota

tiranno

dittatore

autocrate

ras

tiranna

sinonimi

tyrant

dictator

autocrat

oppressor

absolute ruler

authoritarian

potentate

bad ruler

mogul

persecutor

totalitarian

influential person

absolute monarch

Traduzioni

Despot

δεσπότης

déspota

despote

déspota

despoot

τύραννος

dwingeland

Gewaltherrscher

autocrate

dèspota

tyran

Tyrann

Autokrat

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈdɛs.pɒt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine sanscrito: दम्पति

In summary

From Middle French despote, from Old French despote, from Medieval Latin despota, from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs, “lord, master, owner”). Cognate with Sanskrit दम्पति (dámpati).