Word: despotisms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: des
po
ti
sms
Definition: Plural of despotism; dominance through threat of punishment and violence
Morphemes:
Affix: despot
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δεσπότης
Language: grc
Decoded: despotes
Meaning: lord, master, owner
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.