despote
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛs.pɔt/
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Noun
despote m or f by sense (plural despotes)
- despot
- tyrant
Related terms
- despotique
- despotiquement
- despotisme
Descendants
- → Dutch: despoot
Further reading
- “despote”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.