δεσποσύνη
From LSJ
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A absolute rule, despotism, Hdt.7.102.
German (Pape)
[Seite 551] ἡ, die unumschränkte Herrschaft, Her. 7, 102.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
δεσποσύνη: ἡ, ἀπόλυτος κυβέρνησις, δεσποτισμός, Ἡρόδ. 7. 102.
