Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

despotry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
despotry
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

despotism

Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "As you would live / And die for despotry—"

Etymology

From despot + -ry.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does despotry mean?
despotism
Where does despotry come from?
From despot + -ry.

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