despotry

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noun

despotism

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Meanings

noundespotry (uncountable)
  1. uncountabledespotism

    As you would live / And die for despotry—

    1839, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Richelieu

Origin

From despot + -ry.

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APA

despotry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despotry

MLA

“despotry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despotry. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “despotry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despotry.

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