Both Uses of
despot
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- BLOOM: When my progenitor of sainted memory wore the uniform of the Austrian despot in a dank prison where was yours?†
Chpt 15 *
- Bow, bondslave, before the throne of your despot's glorious heels so glistening in their proud erectness.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
a ruler with absolute power -- especially one who abuses that power