1.absol. to be lord or master, gain the mastery, Aesch., Plat.
2.c. gen. to be lord or master of, Hhymn., Hdt., etc.; δεσπόζειν φόβης to own the lock of hair, Aesch.; metaph. to master, δ. λόγου id=Aesch.
3.c. acc. to lord it over, Eur.
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