| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| sovran | a monarch (an absolute ruler) |
| sovrans | SOVRAN, a monarch (an absolute ruler) |
| monarchs | MONARCH, an absolute ruler |
| potentates | A monarch or ruler, esp. an autocratic one |
| autocrat | an absolute ruler |
| autarch | an absolute ruler |
| DESPOT | An absolute ruler. |
| monarch | an absolute ruler |
| autocrats | AUTOCRAT, an absolute ruler |
| autarchs | AUTARCH, an absolute ruler |
| monocrat | an autocrat (an absolute ruler) |
| monocrats | MONOCRAT, an autocrat (an absolute ruler) |
| tyrants | an absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution |
