Anagrams of: DESPOTATES

• be later in time

• establish something as being later relative to something else

• someone (such as a child) who has been adopted

• having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)

• someone (such as a child) who has been adopted

• a quarrel about petty points

• a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles

• a young oyster or other bivalve

• come down like raindrops

• become permanently attached

• strike with a sound like that of falling rain

• clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

• engage in a brief and petty quarrel

• spawn

• clap one's hands together