despotat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The government or domain of a despot.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛspətæt/

Word forms

despotat despotats

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French despotat; equivalent to despot + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office). Compare despotate.

Synonyms

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