tyranny
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English, from Medieval Latin tyrannia, tyrania, from Ancient Greek τυραννία (turannia, “tyranny”), from τύραννος (turannos, “lord, master, sovereign, tyrrant”).
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tyranny (plural tyrannies)
- A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power.
- The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
- Absolute power, or its use.
- Extreme severity or rigour.
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Translations[edit]
government in which a single ruler has absolute power
office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler
absolute power, or its use
extreme severity or rigour
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External links[edit]
- tyranny in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- tyranny in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- tyranny at OneLook Dictionary Search
