despotical
- a variation of despotic.
Example Sentences
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And forfeiture gives the third despotical power to lords for their own benefit, over those who are stripped of all property.
From Second Treatise of Government by Locke, John
We know her slavish thrall To the strange sway despotical Of that strong figment, Fashion; But is there nought in this to move The being born for grace and love To shamed rebellious passion?
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, May 14, 1892 by Various
Oppression and cruelty are not always necessary to despotical government; and even when present, are but a part of its evils.
From An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition by Ferguson, Adam
Whether oppression, injustice, and cruelty, are the only evils which attend on despotical government, may be considered apart.
From An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition by Ferguson, Adam
I would prefer to live in a country under a despotical prince, than in a country where a despotical law can condemn the high minded, who could not submit to it.
From Why a National Literature Cannot Flourish in the United States of North America by Rocchietti, Joseph
