noun, masculine/despoˈtismo/plural: despotismos
despotism (government by a singular authority)
Related: despotismo ilustrado
Etymology tree Spanish déspota Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. Spanish -ismo Spanish despotismo From déspota + -ismo.