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tyranny

English

Etymology

From Middle English tirannye, borrowed from Old French tyrannie, from Medieval Latin tyrannia, tyrania, from Ancient Greek ???????? (turannía, “tyranny”), from ???????? (túrannos, “lord, master, sovereign, tyrant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t???ni/
  • Rhymes: -??ni

Noun

tyranny (countable and uncountable, plural tyrannies)

  1. A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; this system of government.
  2. The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
  3. Absolute power, or its use.
  4. A system of government in which power is exercised on behalf of the ruler or ruling class, without regard to the wishes of the governed.
  5. Extreme severity or rigour.

Synonyms

  • (government): autocracy, despotism, dictatorship, monarchy

Derived terms

  • anarcho-tyranny
  • tyrannical
  • tyranny of the majority

Related terms

  • tyrant

Translations

See also

  • autocracy
  • monarchy

Further reading

  • tyranny in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • tyranny in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • tyranny at OneLook Dictionary Search

Middle English

Noun

tyranny

  1. Alternative form of tirannye

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