"despotat" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛspətæt/ Forms: despotats [plural]
Rhymes: -æt Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French despotat; equivalent to despot + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office). Compare despotate. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|despotat}} Unadapted borrowing from French despotat, {{af|en|despot|-ate|id2=rank or office|pos2=forms nouns denoting a rank or office}} despot + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office) Head templates: {{en-noun}} despotat (plural despotats)
  1. The government or domain of a despot. Synonyms: despotate

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