English → Latin
“despot” in Latin
tyrannusruler, monarch; tyrant, despotdominusmaster, owner, possessor, proprietor; owner of a residence; master of his servants and slaves; lord, ruler
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
despot
princeps or rex, cujus arbitrium pro legibus est, or cujus libido pro legibus habetur (a sovereign whose will is law; after Justinus, 1, 1, 2; 2, 7, 3): tyrannus or, pure Latin, dominus (a usurper who has obtained absolute power in a free state): rex importunus (opposed to rex clemens) :
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for despot?
- The usual Latin words for “despot” are tyrannus, dominus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.