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“despotism” in Latin
superbiapride, haughtiness, arrogance, snobbishness, insolence, lawlessness, wantonness; conceit, vanity; rudeness, discourtesyimpotēnsPowerless, weak, feeble, impotent, helpless, puny.; Unable to control, having no power over; incapable of.; Unbridled, usuperbusproud, rude, supercilious, arrogant, haughty, uncivil, insolent, discourteous; proud, superior, superb, excellent, disticīvitāscitizenship and its rights; often referring to Roman citizenship.; the state, body politic, citizens of a territory (col
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
despotism
superbia: impotentia (as temper; SYN. of adjective, in DESPOTIC): dominatio impotens or superba; or crudelis superbaque. A despotism, civitas, in qua libido principis pro legibus habetur (after Just :2, 7, 3), or in qua arbitrium regis pro legibus est (after Justinus, 1, 1, 2).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for despotism?
- The usual Latin words for “despotism” are superbia, impotēns, superbus; also cīvitās. 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.