Despot

des;pot pronunciation: function: noun etymology: middle french despote, from greek despotēs master, lord, autocrat, from des- (akin to domos house) + -potēs (akin to posis husband); akin to sanskrit dampati lord of the house — more at dome, potentdate: 1585 1 a : a byzantine emperor or prince b : a bishop or patriarch of the eastern orthodox church c : an italian hereditary prince or military leader during the renaissance2 a : a ruler with absolute power and authority b : a person exercising power tyrannically