名詞 despot:

1. a cruel and oppressive dictator
   同義詞：tyrant, autocrat

1. Rule by or as if by a despot; absolute power or authority.
   專制如同或被專制者統(tǒng)治; 絕對權力或權威
2. A ruler having unlimited power; a despot.
   獨裁統(tǒng)治者一個有著無限權利的統(tǒng)治者; 專制者
3. A powerful ruler or despot.
   強權的統(tǒng)治者，暴君
4. That emperor was a cruel despot.
   那個皇帝是個殘酷的專制君主。

des.pot

n.（名詞）
A ruler with absolute power.
專制者：掌握絕對權力的統(tǒng)治者
A person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant.
暴君：暴虐地行使權力的人；暴君

A Byzantine emperor or prince.
君主：一個拜占庭帝國皇帝或王子
An Eastern Orthodox bishop or patriarch.
東正教教皇或教士

來源：
French despote
法語 despote
from Medieval Latin despota
源自 中世紀拉丁語 despota
from Greek despotôs [master] * see dem-
源自 希臘語 despotôs [統(tǒng)治者] *參見 dem-

【引伸】
despot.ic
despot.ically
adv.（副詞）