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despotry

despotry noun: despotism.

Noun

despotry (uncountable)

  1. despotism
    • As you would live / And die for despotry—1839, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Richelieu

Origin of despotry

From despot + -ry.

Questions about despotry

What does despotry mean?
Despotry means despotism.
What part of speech is despotry?
Despotry is a noun.

Words near despotry in the dictionary

  1. despotizes
  2. despotizing
  3. despotocracies
  4. despotocracy
  5. despotocratic
  6. despotry
  7. despots
  8. despread
  9. despreaded
  10. despreading
  11. despreads

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