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From Middle English < Mediaeval Latin tyrannia, tyrania < Ancient Greek τυραννία (turannia), “‘tyranny’”) < τύραννος (turannos), “‘lord, master, sovereign, tyrrant’”).
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Singular tyranny |
Plural tyrannies |
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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- 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
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