Despot may refer to: Despot (court title), Byzantine court title Despotism, form of government where power is concentrated in the hands of an individual or a small group People with the surname Despot: Despot voda or Ioan Iacob Heraclit (1511-1563), prince in Moldavia. George Despot (1927-1991), Shreveport businessman Veljko Despot (born 1948), Croatian record producer… (More on Despot)