DESPOTS

Noun

despots

plural of despot

Source: Wiktionary


DESPOT

Des"pot, n. Etym: [F. despote, LL. despotus, fr. Gr. potens. See Potent.]

1. A master; a lord; especially, an absolute or irresponsible ruler or sovereign. Irresponsible power in human hands so naturally leads to it, that cruelty has become associated with despot and tyrant. C. J. Smith.

2. One who rules regardless of a constitution or laws; a tyrant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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DERMATOGLYPHICS

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