| 词汇 | despot |
| 词源 | despot. The original Greek despotes, the source of despot, simply means “master,” not a tyrannical master or ruler. But over the centuries the title was bestowed upon many kings, em- perors, and bishops who were tyrannical, and by the time of the French Revolution the word came to mean an absolute, tyran- nical ruler. |
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