| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | des·poot |
| Plural | despote |
| Catalan | dèspota |
|---|---|
| Czech | tyran |
| Dutch | dwingeland; despoot |
| English | despot |
| Esperanto | despoto |
| German | Gewaltherrscher; Despot |
| Hungarian | despota; zsarnok |
| Italian | despota |
| Latin | dominus |
| Portuguese | déspota |
| Saterland Frisian | Gewalthärsker; Despot |
| Spanish | déspota |