Under Declaration of Trust. UDT is an abbreviation for âunder declaration of trust,â which is the legal language used in some trust instruments to indicate that the grantor is both creating the trust and controlling its assets. When a trust is created under declaration of trust, the grantor and the trustee are the same party.
Definition of despot for English Language Learners. : a ruler who has total power and who often uses that power in cruel and unfair ways.
Use despotism in a sentence. LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. Despotism is defined as a situation in which a ruler has absolute power. A monarchy where a king has absolute power is an example of despotism.entence Examples. Â» more... 1  If ever there was a beneficent despotism, it was Jowett's rule as master. 2  On the other hand, the execution seemed to Cromwell the only alternative to anarchy, or to a return to despotism and the abandonment of all they had fought for.