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despot meaning in Tamil

கொடுங்கோலன்

UK/ˈdɛs.pɒt/US/ˈdɛs.pət/

despot in Tamil: கொடுங்கோலன், எதேச்சாதிகாரி, ஏகாதிபதி, சக்கராதிபதி. In English, despot means a ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.

Tamil words for despot

கொடுங்கோலன், எதேச்சாதிகாரி, ஏகாதிபதி, சக்கராதிபதி

English meaning of despot

  1. noun A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
  2. noun A title awarded to senior members of the imperial family in the late Byzantine Empire, and claimed by various independent or semi-autonomous rulers in the Balkans (12th to 15th centuries).

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Questions about despot in Tamil

What is the meaning of despot in Tamil?
Despot in Tamil is கொடுங்கோலன், எதேச்சாதிகாரி, ஏகாதிபதி, சக்கராதிபதி.
despot என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Despot: கொடுங்கோலன், எதேச்சாதிகாரி, ஏகாதிபதி, சக்கராதிபதி.
What does despot mean in English?
Despot means a ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: despot (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: despot (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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