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despotate

despotate noun: an area ruled by a despot (δεσπότης) in the late Byzantine Balkans (12th to 15th centuries).

Noun

despotate (plural despotates)

  1. (historical) An area ruled by a despot (δεσπότης) in the late Byzantine Balkans (12th to 15th centuries).
    • Even before the great sultan Mehmed II, known as El Fatih (the Conqueror), took power in Turkey, the Serbian despotate had become the booty of the invaders.1974, Vladimir Dedijer, History of Yugoslavia, page 129
    Synonyms:
    despotat

Synonyms of despotate

Forms of despotate

pluraldespotates

Origin of despotate

From despot + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, here the concrete charge of it). Compare despotat.

Questions about despotate

What does despotate mean?
Despotate means an area ruled by a despot (δεσπότης) in the late Byzantine Balkans (12th to 15th centuries).
What part of speech is despotate?
Despotate is a noun.
What is the plural of despotate?
The plural of despotate is despotates.

Words near despotate in the dictionary

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

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