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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Despot \Des"pot\, n. [F. despote, LL. despotus, fr. Gr.
   despo`ths master, lord, the second part of which is akin to
   po`sis husband, and L. potens. See {Potent}.]
   1. A master; a lord; especially, an absolute or irresponsible
      ruler or sovereign.

            Irresponsible power in human hands so naturally
            leads to it, that cruelty has become associated with
            despot and tyrant.                    --C. J. Smith.

   2. One who rules regardless of a constitution or laws; a
      tyrant.

资料来源 : WordNet®

despot
     n : a cruel and oppressive dictator [syn: {tyrant}, {autocrat}]