ras

Meaning

1. (historical, invariable, masculine) title of the second-highest grade in the hierarchy of the Ethiopian Empire; ras
2. (derogatory, figuratively, invariable, masculine) any small local authority who exercises power despotically
3. (invariable, masculine) a local boss of organized crime
4. (historical, invariable, masculine) a Fascist party official

Concepts

autocrat

despot

tyrant

Synonyms

dittatore

tiranno

autocrate

despota

Translations

caïd

cacique

ras

τύραννος

autocrate

despote

tyran

dèspota

tirano

autocrata

ditador

autócrata

autócrata

déspota

Hyphenated as

ràs

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈras/

Etymology

Borrowed from Amharic ራስ (ras, “head”), from Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (“head”).