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(historical) An area ruled by a despot (δεσπότης) in the late Byzantine Balkans (12th to 15th centuries)..
Even before the great sultan Mehmed II, known as El Fatih (the Conqueror), took power in Turkey, the Serbian despotate had become the booty of the invaders.
Use despotate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Despotate means (historical) An area ruled by a despot (δεσπότης) in the late Byzantine Balkans (12th to 15th centuries)..
Common synonyms include despotat.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Even before the great sultan Mehmed II, known as El Fatih (the Conqueror), took power in Turkey, the Serbian despotate had become the booty of the invaders.
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