Despot (noun)
des-pot
Any tyrant or oppressor; A king or ruler with absolute power’ an autocrat.
1555–65; from Greek despótēs master, presumably, “master of the house,” equivalent to dems-, akin to dómos house + pot-, base of pósis husband, spouse
Example sentences
“He’s nothing but a despot, and he’s currently the biggest threat to peace in the West.”
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