tyranthood

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English

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Etymology

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From tyrant +‎ -hood.

Noun

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tyranthood (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being a tyrant.
  2. A governmental system based on a single ruler wielding absolute authority; tyranny.
    • 1990, Paul Roche, Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound:
      Athens had blossomed from tyranthood into democracy, the invading Persian hordes had been broken and dispersed, the city itself had become the political and cultural center of Greece.