Word: despotates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: des
po
tates
Definition: Plural of despotate. An area ruled by a despot ( δεσπότης) in the late Byzantine Balkans (12th to 15th centuries).
Morphemes:
Affix: despot
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δεσπότης
Language: grc
Decoded: despotes
Meaning: lord, master, owner
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a rank or office
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).