despotism
noun/ˈdespətɪzəm/
/ˈdespətɪzəm/
[uncountable]- the rule of a despotWord Originearly 18th cent.: from French despotisme, from despote, via medieval Latin from Greek despotēs ‘master, absolute ruler’.
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