definition of despot
despot (ËdÉspÉt) n 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an absolute or tyrannical ruler; autocrat or tyrant 2. any person in power who acts tyrannically 3. (Historical Terms) a title borne by numerous persons of rank in the later Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires: the despot of Servia. desâ¢pot (ËdÉs pÉt, -pÉt) n. 1. a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat. 2. any tyrant or oppressor. 3. a title applied to a Byzantine emperor, and later to Byzantine vassal rulers and governors.