Words Like DESPOT

We have put together a list of words that are similar to DESPOT.

4 Alternative Words Similar to despot

1 Tyrant Noun      Synonym Words Like Tyrant
2 Autocrat Noun      Synonym Words Like Autocrat
3 Master Noun      Synonym Words Like Master
4 Czar Noun      Hyponym

10 definitions of despot

1 A master; a lord; especially, an absolute or irresponsible ruler or sovereign.
2 One who rules regardless of a constitution or laws; a tyrant.
3 a cruel and oppressive dictator
4 A ruler with absolute power.
5 A person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant.
6 A Byzantine emperor or prince.
7 An Eastern Orthodox bishop or patriarch.
8 An absolute ruler; one who governs according to his own will, under a recognized right or custom, but uncontrolled by constitutional restrictions or the wishes of his subjects; a sovereign who is himself theoretically the source of all law.
9 A tyrant; an oppressor; one who or a body which exercises lawful power tyrannically or oppressively, as either sovereign or master.
10 An honorary title of the Byzantine emperors, afterward of members of their families, and then conferred as a title of office on vassal rulers and governors: as, the despots of Epirus.
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