despotat

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/ˈdɛspətæt/

noun

The government or domain of a despot.

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despotate
OriginFrench despotat →
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Meanings

noundespotat (plural despotats)

plural despotats

  1. The government or domain of a despot.

    In Northern Greece the Greek despotat of Epeiros died out, to leave us in a bewildering confusion of shifting powers

    1879, Edward Augustus Freeman, Historical Essays - Volume III

    Synonyms: despotate

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe government or domain of a despot.

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despotate
Also see
despotate

Origin

  1. Frenchdespotat
  2. Englishdespotat

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with despotat

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APA

despotat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despotat

MLA

“despotat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despotat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “despotat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despotat.

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