Despot

des'pot, n. One who po e es absolute power over another; esp. a sovereign invested with absolute power; one who rules regardle of a constitution or laws; a tyrant. [OF. despote, LL. despot us, Gr. despotes; Gr. pos is, husband, Skr. pat i, lord, L. potens, powerful.] — Despot'ic, -ical, a. Having the character of, or pert, to, a despot; ab« solute in power; tyrannical; arbitrary. — Despot'* ically, adv. — Des'potism, -izm, n. The power, spirit, or principles of, etc.; tyranny; a government directed by, etc. absolutism autocracy. Despumate, des'pu-mat or de-spu'mat, v. To throw off impurities, form scum, foam. [L. despumare, -atum, de and spumare, to foam, spuma, froth, scum.] — Des'puma'tion, n. Separation of the scum on the surface of liquor; clarification.