The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DESPOT , but the solution may also be BASIL which is one of the most recent solution (2002 in Boston Globe).
Byzantine emperor crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DESPOT | 50 % | 6 |
| BASIL | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Byzantine emperor
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- despot
- basil
- justinian
- justinian i
- belisarius
- varangian
- basileus
- constantine xi
- justinian the great
- procopius
- empire
- palatine
Crossword Answer definitions
DESPOT noun- A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
- A title awarded to senior members of the imperial family in the late Byzantine Empire, and claimed by various independent or semi-autonomous rulers in the Balkans (12th to 15th centuries)
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result DESPOT
- Tyrant
- Absolute ruler
- Robespierre, to foes
- Autocrat
- Oppressive ruler
- Dictatorial ruler
- Rigid ruler
- Ming the Merciless or Vlad the Impaler
- Ivan the Terrible, e.g.
- Ironfisted ruler