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Despotate meaning

An area ruled by a despot (δεσπότης) in the late Byzantine Balkans (12th to 15th centuries).

Using Despotate

  • The main meaning on this page is: An area ruled by a despot (δεσπότης) in the late Byzantine Balkans (12th to 15th centuries).
  • In the example corpus, despotate often appears in combinations such as: the despotate, despotate of.

Context around Despotate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Despotate

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

allowing the despotate to resist 1× conquer the despotate of morea 1× crisis in despotate of epirus 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after the fall 1× despite these troubles 1× he also refortified 1×

Common sentence endings:

almost 70 years 1× anatolia in 1461 1× orsini in 1337 1×

Words around Despotate

Just before it in the word index:

despot 56 despont 2 despondent 61 despondency 30 despondencies 2 despondence 8

Just after it in the word index:

despotic 50 despotism 24 despots 30 despre 6 despres 4 desprez 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Despotate

  • In this selection, "despotate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include allowing the despotate to resist and conquer the despotate of morea. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "despotate" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with despotate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He also refortified the city's ancient walls, allowing the Despotate to resist the Ottomans for almost 70 years. (19 words)

Despite these troubles, Andronikos III took advantage of a secession crisis in Despotate of Epirus to seize Byzantine control from Nikephoros II Orsini in 1337. (25 words)

After the Fall of Constantinople, Mehmed would also go on to conquer the Despotate of Morea in the Peloponnese in 1460, and the Empire of Trebizond in northeastern Anatolia in 1461. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

After the Fall of Constantinople, Mehmed would also go on to conquer the Despotate of Morea in the Peloponnese in 1460, and the Empire of Trebizond in northeastern Anatolia in 1461. (31 words)

Despite these troubles, Andronikos III took advantage of a secession crisis in Despotate of Epirus to seize Byzantine control from Nikephoros II Orsini in 1337. (25 words)

He also refortified the city's ancient walls, allowing the Despotate to resist the Ottomans for almost 70 years. (19 words)

Example sentences (3)

After the Fall of Constantinople, Mehmed would also go on to conquer the Despotate of Morea in the Peloponnese in 1460, and the Empire of Trebizond in northeastern Anatolia in 1461.

Despite these troubles, Andronikos III took advantage of a secession crisis in Despotate of Epirus to seize Byzantine control from Nikephoros II Orsini in 1337.

He also refortified the city's ancient walls, allowing the Despotate to resist the Ottomans for almost 70 years.

Common combinations with despotate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "despotate" in a sentence?
An example: "After the Fall of Constantinople, Mehmed would also go on to conquer the Despotate of Morea in the Peloponnese in 1460, and the Empire of Trebizond in northeastern Anatolia in 1461." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "despotate" from authentic English texts.
What does "despotate" mean?
Despotate means: An area ruled by a despot (δεσπότης) in the late Byzantine Balkans (12th to 15th centuries).
How many example sentences with "despotate" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "despotate", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.