despota

Concepts

despot

tyrant

autocrat

dictator

potentate

oppressor

Synonyms

tiranno

dittatore

autocrate

potente

ras

tiranna

Translations

despote

déspota

Despot

δεσπότης

déspota

Gewaltherrscher

autocrate

dèspota

Potentat

Diktator

tyran

τύραννος

Tyrann

Hyphenated as

dè‧spo‧ta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɛs.po.ta/

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs, “master, lord, ruler, despot”).