despote
French, noun/dɛs.pɔt/
despote is spelled D-E-S-P-O-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 37,709th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Despote is a French feminine noun meaning “despot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Titre porté par l’empereur byzantin puis par des princes ou hospodars de provinces danubiennes érigées en…”.
What does despote mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinedespot
- 2
femininemasculinetyrant
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Titre porté par l’empereur byzantin puis par des princes ou hospodars de provinces danubiennes érigées en despotat. 2. Souverain qui gouverne avec une autorité arbitraire et absolue. 3. Quiconque exerce ou s’arroge une autorité absolue, oppressive, tyrannique.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of despote
- despotes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce despote?
- /dɛs.pɔt/
- \dɛs.pɔt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to despote
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is despote in French?
despote appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).