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tyrant
English
Wikispecies
Etymology
From Middle English tyraunt, tiraunt, tyrant, tyrante, from Old French tyrant, from the addition of a terminal -t to tiran (cp. French tyran) via a back-formation related to the development of French present participles out of the Latin -ans form, from Latin tyrannus (“despot”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (túrannos, “usurper, monarch, despot”), of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- enPR: t??r?nt
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /?ta???nt/
- Hyphenation: ty?rant
Noun
tyrant (plural tyrants)
- (historical, Ancient Greece) A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession.
- c. 1595, William Shakespeare, The third Part of Henry the Sixt, with the death of the Duke of York, III iii 71:
- To proue him Tyrant, this reason may suffice, That Henry liueth still.
- 1980, Michel Austin & al., Economic and Social History of Ancient Greece, 142:
- The reappearance of tyranny [in the 4th century BC] had many reasons... one of the main causes was the development of antagonism between rich and poor; tyrants came to power exploiting a social and political imbalance within the state.
- 1996, Roger Boesche, Theories of Tyranny, from Plato to Arendt, 4:
- Ancient Greek tyrannies appeared once more in great numbers with the breakdown of the polis in the period from the fourth to the second centuries [BC]. These later tyrannies tended to rely on a more narrow class base and to use a brutal military rule, and thus writers could use the words tyrant and tyranny, with their modern connotations of evil and cruelty, to describe them accurately.
- c. 1595, William Shakespeare, The third Part of Henry the Sixt, with the death of the Duke of York, III iii 71:
- (obsolete) Any monarch or governor.
- 1737, William Whiston translating Josephus, History of the Jewish Wars, I xii §2:
- Cassius... set tyrants over all Syria.
- 1737, William Whiston translating Josephus, History of the Jewish Wars, I xii §2:
- A despot; a ruler who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
- 1587, Philip Sidney and Arthur Golding, A woorke concerning the trewnesse of the christian religion, translating Philippe De Mornay, XII 196:
- Tyrannes...be but Gods scourges which he will cast into the fyre when he hath done with them.
- c. 1599, William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar, V iv 5:
- I am the Sonne of Marcus Cato, hoe.
A Foe to Tyrants, and my Countries Friend.
- I am the Sonne of Marcus Cato, hoe.
- 1888, James Bryce, The American Commonweath, I iv 42:
- They [viz., the Framers of the American Constitution] held England to be the freest and best-governed country in the world, but were resolved to avoid the weak points which had enabled King George III. to play the tyrant, and which rendered English liberty, as they thought, far inferior to that which the constitutions of their own States secured.
- 1587, Philip Sidney and Arthur Golding, A woorke concerning the trewnesse of the christian religion, translating Philippe De Mornay, XII 196:
- (by extension) Any person who abuses the power of position or office to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
- c. 1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, II ii 161:
- A plague vpon the Tyrant that I serue
- 1817, Mary Mitford in Alfred L'Estrange, The life of Mary Russell Mitford (1870), II i 2
- […] a sad tyrant, as my friends the Democrats sometimes are.
- c. 1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, II ii 161:
- (by extension) A villain; a person or thing who uses strength or violence to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
- c. 1507, William Dunbar, Poems, 95:
- That strang vnmercifull tyrand [Death].
- 1526, Tyndale's Bible, 1 Tim. I 13:
- I was a blasphemar, and a persecuter, and a tyraunt.
- 1528, Thomas Paynell translating Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano, Regimen Sanitatis Salerni:
- A pike (called the tyranne of fishes).
- c. 1611, William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of Cymbeline, I i 85:
- O dissembling Curtesie! How fine this Tyrant Can tickle where she wounds?
- 1847, A. Helps, Friends in Council, I viii 132:
- Public opinion, the greatest tyrant of these times.
- c. 1507, William Dunbar, Poems, 95:
- The tyrant birds, members of the family Tyrannidae, which often fight or drive off other birds which approach their nests.
- 1731, Mark Catesby, The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands, I 55:
- The Tyrant... The courage of this little Bird is singular.
- c. 1841, Swainson, Penny Cyclopaedia, XXI 415 2:
- The lesser tyrants (Tyrannulae) are spread over the whole of America, where they represent the true flycatcher... The tyrants are bold and quarrelsome birds, particularly during the season of incubation.
- 1895, Alfred Newton, A Dictionary of Birds:
- Tyrant or Tyrant-bird, Catesby applied it solely to...the King-bird..., but apparently as much in reference to its bright crown...as to its tyrannical behaviour to other birds.
- 1731, Mark Catesby, The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands, I 55:
Synonyms
- (Greek ruler): archon, basileus, aisymnetes
- (unjust or strict ruler or superior): autocrat, dictator, despot, martinet
- (bird): tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher, tyrant shrike, king bird, bee martin
Derived terms
Related terms
- tyranness
- tyrannical
- tyrannicide, tyrannicidal
- tyrannous
- tyranny
Translations
Descendants
- ? Welsh: teirant
Adjective
tyrant
- (uncommon) Tyrannical, tyrannous; like, characteristic of, or in the manner of a tyrant.
- c. 1530, John Rastell, Pastyme of People
- He was most tirant & cruell of all emperours.
- c. 1600, William Shakespeare, As you Like it, I ii 278:
- Thus must I from the smoake into the smother,
From tyrant Duke, vnto a tyrant Brother.
- Thus must I from the smoake into the smother,
- 1775, Abigail Adams, letter in Familiar Letters of John Adams and his wife Abigail Adams, during the Revolution (1876), 124:
- ...a reconciliation between our no longer parent state, but tyrant state, and these colonies.
- c. 1530, John Rastell, Pastyme of People
Verb
tyrant (third-person singular simple present tyrants, present participle tyranting, simple past and past participle tyranted)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To act like a tyrant; to be tyrannical.
- a. 1661, Thomas Fuller, Of Fancy
- Let thy judgment be king, but not tyrant over it
- a. 1661, Thomas Fuller, Of Fancy
- (transitive, obsolete) To tyrannize.
References
Further reading
- tyrant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- tyrant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- tyrant at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- tranty
Middle English
Noun
tyrant
- Alternative form of tyraunt
tyrant From the web:
patriot
English
Etymology
From Middle French patriote, from Late Latin patri?ta (“fellow countryman”) from the Ancient Greek ????????? (patri?t?s, “of the same country”), from ?????? (patrís, “father land", "country”), from ????? (pat?r, “father”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?pæ.t?i.?t/, /?pe?.t?i.?t/
- (US) IPA(key): /?pe?.t(?)?i.?t/
Noun
patriot (plural patriots)
- A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.
- 2013, Simon Jenkins, Gibraltar and the Falklands deny the logic of history (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[2]
- Nothing beats a gunboat. HMS Illustrious glided out of Portsmouth on Monday, past HMS Victory and cheering crowds of patriots. Within a week it will be off Gibraltar, a mere cannon shot from Cape Trafalgar.
- 2013, Simon Jenkins, Gibraltar and the Falklands deny the logic of history (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[2]
- (archaic) A fellow countryman, a compatriot.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of J. S. Mill to this entry?), On Liberty
Derived terms
Translations
References
- patriot in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Czech
Noun
patriot m
- patriot
- Synonym: vlastenec
Related terms
- See páter
Further reading
- patriot in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- patriot in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French patriote, from Latin patri?ta, from Ancient Greek ????????? (patri?t?s).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pa?.tri??t/
- Hyphenation: pa?tri?ot
- Rhymes: -?t
Noun
patriot m (plural patriotten, diminutive patriotje n)
- patriot
- (historical, chiefly Netherlands) A republican opponent of the House of Orange-Nassau during the second half of the eighteenth century, in favour of centralisation and administrative rationalisation.
- (obsolete) compatriot
- Synonyms: landgenoot, medeburger
Derived terms
- patrizot
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: patriot
Adjective
patriot (not comparable)
- (obsolete) patriotic
Inflection
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch patriot, from Middle French patriote, from Latin patri?ta, from Ancient Greek ????????? (patri?t?s).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pat??ri?t?]
- Hyphenation: pat?ri?ot
Noun
patriot (first-person possessive patriotku, second-person possessive patriotmu, third-person possessive patriotnya)
- patriot: a person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.
Related terms
Further reading
- “patriot” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ????????? (patri?t?s)
Noun
patriot m (definite singular patrioten, indefinite plural patrioter, definite plural patriotene)
- a patriot
Derived terms
- patriotisk
- patriotisme
References
- “patriot” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ????????? (patri?t?s)
Noun
patriot m (definite singular patrioten, indefinite plural patriotar, definite plural patriotane)
- a patriot
Derived terms
- patriotisk
- patriotisme
References
- “patriot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Patriot, from French patriote, from Latin patriota, from Ancient Greek ????????? (patri?t?s).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /patr?ot/
- Hyphenation: pat?ri?ot
Noun
patrìot, patri?t m (Cyrillic spelling ???????, ????????)
- patriot
Declension
Synonyms
- r?dolj?b
- d?molj?b
References
- “patriot” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
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