Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

despotat

/ˈdɛspətæt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: despotat
IPA: /ˈdɛspətæt/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The government or domain of a despot.

Example Sentences

"In Northern Greece the Greek despotat of Epeiros died out, to leave us in a bewildering confusion of shifting powers"

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French despotat; equivalent to despot + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office). Compare despotate.

Inflected Forms

despotats (plural)

Synonyms

despotate

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce despotat?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛspətæt/.
What does despotat mean?: The government or domain of a despot.
Where does despotat come from?: Unadapted borrowing from French despotat; equivalent to despot + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office). Compare despotate.

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