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despotat

/ˈdɛspətæt/

despotat noun: the government or domain of a despot.

Noun

despotat (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 powers1879, Edward Augustus Freeman, Historical Essays - Volume III
    Synonyms:
    despotate

Synonyms of despotat

Forms of despotat

pluraldespotats

Origin of despotat

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

Words that rhyme with despotat

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Questions about despotat

What does despotat mean?
Despotat means the government or domain of a despot.
What part of speech is despotat?
Despotat is a noun.
How do you pronounce despotat?
Despotat is pronounced /ˈdɛspətæt/.
What is the plural of despotat?
The plural of despotat is despotats.

Words near despotat in the dictionary

  1. desposed
  2. desposes
  3. desposing
  4. Desposyni
  5. despot
  6. despotat
  7. despotate
  8. despotates
  9. despotats
  10. despotess
  11. despotesses

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