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despotesses

despotesses is the plural of despotess.

Meaning of despotess

Noun

despotess (plural despotesses)

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

Questions about despotesses

What is despotesses the plural of?
Despotesses is the plural of despotess.

Words near despotesses in the dictionary

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

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