despotat
noun/ˈdɛspətæt/
Etymology Unadapted borrowing from French despotat; equivalent to despot + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office). Compare despotate.
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The government or domain of a despot.
- In Northern Greece the Greek despotat of Epeiros died out, to leave us in a bewildering confusion of shifting powers1879, Edward Augustus Freeman, Historical Essays - Volume III: