All 3 Uses of
despot
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- Despot!" roared Razumihin; but Raskolnikov did not and perhaps could not answer.†
Chpt 3.1
- It is despotism; it is tyranny.†
Chpt 3.3 *despotism = a system of government with a ruler who has absolute power -- especially one who abuses that power
- She rushed at me first with her nails, she pulled out all my whiskers....It's permissable for anyone, I should hope, to defend himself and I never allow anyone to use violence to me on principle, for it's an act of despotism.†
Chpt 5.1
Definition:
a ruler with absolute power -- especially one who abuses that power