"despotess" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: despotesses [plural]
Etymology: From despot + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|despot|ess|nocat=1}} despot + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} despotess (plural despotesses)
  1. (historical) A female despot. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-despotess-en-noun-xU74nFSg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess (female), English terms suffixed with -ess (wife), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess (female): 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess (wife): 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21
  2. (historical) The wife of a despot. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-despotess-en-noun-sm4mpeWM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

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