Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DES'POT
DE-SPON-SA'TIONDES-POT'IC, or DES-POT'IC-AL
DES'POT, n. [Gr. δεσποτης, a master or lord; It. despoto; Fr. despote; Sp. despoto.]
An emperor, king, or prince, invested with absolute power, or ruling without any control from men, constitution, or laws. Hence, in a general sense, a tyrant. – Burke.
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