Tyranny Definition

tĭrə-nē
tyrannies
noun
tyrannies
Oppressive and unjust government; despotism.
Webster's New World
A government in which a single ruler is vested with absolute power.
People liberated from a brutal tyranny.
American Heritage
The office, authority, government, or jurisdiction of a tyrant, or absolute ruler.
Webster's New World
Very cruel and unjust use of power or authority.
Webster's New World
Harshness; rigor; severity.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Tyranny

Noun

Singular:
tyranny
Plural:
tyrannies

Origin of Tyranny

  • From Middle English, from Medieval Latin tyrannia, tyrania, from Ancient Greek τυραννία (turannia, “tyranny"), from τύραννος (turannos, “lord, master, sovereign, tyrrant").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English tyrannie from Old French from Late Latin tyrannia from Greek turanniā from turannos tyrant

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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