Webster's Dictionary 1913

2350

Despiteous

Des‐pit″e‐ous (?), a. [OE. despitous, OF. despiteus, fr. despit; affected in form by E. piteous. See Despite.] Feeling or showing despite; malicious; angry to excess; cruel; con...

2351

Despiteously

Des‐pit″e‐ous‐ly, adv. Despitefully.

2352

Despitous

De‐spit″ous (?), a. Despiteous; very angry; cruel.He was to sinful man not despitous. Chaucer.- De‐spit″ous‐ly, adv.

2353

Despoil

De‐spoil″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Despoiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Despoiling.] [OF. despoiller, F. dépouiller, L. despoliare, despoliatum; de- + spoliare to strip, rob, spolium sp...

2354

Despoil (2)

De‐spoil″, n. Spoil. Wolsey.

2355

Despoiler

De‐spoil″er (?), n. One who despoils.

2356

Despoilment

De‐spoil″ment (?), n. Despoliation.

2357

Despoliation

De‐spo′li‐a″tion (?), n. [L. despoliatio. See Despoil.] A stripping or plundering; spoliation. Bailey.

2358

Despond

De‐spond″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Desponded; p. pr. & vb. n.Desponding.] [L. despondēre, desponsum, to promise away, promise in marriage, give up, to lose (courage); de- + spond...

2359

Despond (2)

De‐spond″n. Despondency.The slough of despond. Bunyan.

2360

Despondence

De‐spond″ence (?), n. Despondency.The people, when once infected, lose their relish for happiness saunter about with looks of despondence. Goldsmith.

2361

Despondency

De‐spond″en‐cy (?), n. The state of desponding; loss of hope and cessation of effort; discouragement; depression or dejection of the mind.The unhappy prince seemed, during some ...

2362

Despondent

De‐spond″ent (?), a. [L. despondens, -entis, p. pr. of despond�re.] Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited; as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner. — ...

2363

Desponder

De‐spond″er (?), n. One who desponds.

2364

Despondingly

De‐spond″ing‐ly, adv. In a desponding manner.

2365

Desponsage

De‐spon″sage (?), n. [From L. desponsus, p. p. See Despond.] Betrothal.Ethelbert... went peaceably to King Offa for desponsage of Athilrid, his daughter. Foxe.

2366

Desponsate

De‐spon″sate (?), v. t. [L. desponsatus, p. p. of desponsare, intens. of despondere to betroth. See Despond.] To betroth. Johnson.

2367

Desponsation

Des′pon‐sa″tion (?), n. [L. desponsatio: cf. OF. desponsation.] A betrothing; betrothal.For all this desponsation of her... she had not set one step toward the consummation of h...

2368

Desponsory

De‐spon″so‐ry (?), n.; pl.Desponsories (�). A written pledge of marriage. Clarendon.

2369

Desport

De‐sport″ (?), v. t. & i. See Disport.

2370

Despot

Des″pot (?), n. [F. despote, LL. despotus, fr. Gr. δεσπότησ master, lord, the second part of which is akin to πόσισ husband, and L. potens. See Potent.] 1. A master; a lord; esp...

2371

Despotat

Des″po‐tat (?), n. [Cf. F. despotat.] The station or government of a despot; also, the domain of a despot. Freeman.

2372

Despotic

{ Des‐pot″ic (?), Des‐pot″ic‐al (?), } a. [Gr. �: cf. F. despotique.] Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited po...

2373

Despotism

Des″po‐tism (?), n. [Cf. F. despotisme.] 1. The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny. “The despotism of vice.” Byron....

2374

Despotist

Des″po‐tist, n. A supporter of despotism.

2375

Despotize

Des″po‐tize (?), v. t. To act the despot.

2376

Despread

De‐spread″ (?), v. t. & i. See Dispread.