Despotate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Despotate is a noun meaning (historical) An area ruled by a despot (δεσπότης) in the late Byzantine Balkans (12th to 15th centuries).
Meaning
(historical) An area ruled by a despot (δεσπότης) in the late Byzantine Balkans (12th to 15th centuries).
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- despotates
Synonyms for despotate
Depending on context, synonyms include despotat.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include protospatharios, byzantine, nomisma, kephale, tyrant, protospatharius.
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