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despotess

despotess noun: a female despot.

Noun

despotess (plural despotesses)

  1. (historical) A female despot.
  2. (historical) The wife of a despot.

Forms of despotess

pluraldespotesses

Origin of despotess

From despot + -ess.

Questions about despotess

What does despotess mean?
Despotess means a female despot.
What part of speech is despotess?
Despotess is a noun.
What is the plural of despotess?
The plural of despotess is despotesses.

Words near despotess in the dictionary

  1. despot
  2. despotat
  3. despotate
  4. despotates
  5. despotats
  6. despotess
  7. despotesses
  8. despotic
  9. despotical
  10. despotically
  11. despoticalness

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