Home › Words › D › despotatedespotatedespotate · noun — an area ruled by a despot (δεσπότης) in the late Byzantine Balkans (12th to 15th centuries).Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom despot + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, here the concrete charge of it). Compare despotat.nounAn area ruled by a despot (δεσπότης) in the late Byzantine Balkans (12th to 15th centuries).e.g.“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.” — 1974, Vladimir Dedijer, History of Yugoslavia, page 129:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.despotat 80% match — The government or domain of a despot. vs despotate →despot 69% match — A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant. vs despotate →despotist 68% match — A supporter of despotism, or a despotic ruler. vs despotate →despotry 68% match — despotism vs despotate →despotess 68% match — The wife of a despot. vs despotate →despotize 67% match — To behave like a despot; to act despotically; to tyrannize. vs despotate →despotocracy 67% match — government by a despot vs despotate →despotical 65% match — Despotic. vs despotate →