#327 despot

despot- an absolute or tyrannical ruler; autocrat or tyrant; any person in power who acts tyrannically

C16 from Medieval Latin despota, from Greek despotes- lord master ; related to domus house

He could not even be mentioned in the language of any humane ruler except by despot which branded him as an object of mingled fear and dislike.

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