In a despotic manner.

A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.

government by a singular authority, either a single person or tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.

Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant. / Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.

plural of despot

plural of despotism

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

Despotic.

plural of despotate

simple past tense and past participle of despotize