Despotate
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noun.
An area ruled by a despot (
δεσπότης
) in the late Byzantine Balkans (13th to 15th centuries).
Word Usage
"In a series of campaigns, much of the despotate was regained for the empire (Janina taken, 1265)."
Etymologically Related
despot
despotic
despotism