Definition of tyrant

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Tyrant (n.) An absolute ruler; a sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution; a usurper of sovereignty.

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Dynasta :: Dynasta (n.) A tyrant.
Nero :: Nero (n.) A Roman emperor notorius for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant..
Tyrant :: Tyrant (v. i.) To act like a tyrant; to play the tyrant; to tyrannical.
Merciless :: Merciless (a.) Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless tyrant; merciless waves..
Tyranness :: Tyranness (n.) A female tyrant.
Tyrannize :: Tyrannize (v. i.) To act the tyrant; to exercise arbitrary power; to rule with unjust and oppressive severity; to exercise power others not permitted by law or required by justice, or with a severity not necessary to the ends of justice and government; as, a prince will often tyrannize over his subjects; masters sometimes tyrannize over their servants or apprentices..
Despot :: Despot (n.) One who rules regardless of a constitution or laws; a tyrant.
Imperious :: Imperious (a.) Haughly; arrogant; overbearing; as, an imperious tyrant; an imperious manner..
Inexorable :: Inexorable (a.) Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; firm; determined; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible; relentless; as, an inexorable prince or tyrant; an inexorable judge..
Tyrant :: Tyrant (n.) An absolute ruler; a sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution; a usurper of sovereignty.
Scissorstail :: Scissorstail (n.) A tyrant flycatcher (Milvulus forficatus) of the Southern United States and Mexico, which has a deeply forked tail. It is light gray above, white beneath, salmon on the flanks, and fiery red at the base of the crown feathers..
Tyrannicide :: Tyrannicide (n.) One who kills a tyrant.
Tyrannical :: Tyrannical (a.) Of or pertaining to a tyrant; suiting a tyrant; unjustly severe in government; absolute; imperious; despotic; cruel; arbitrary; as, a tyrannical prince; a tyrannical master; tyrannical government..
Tyrannish :: Tyrannish (a.) Like a tyrant; tyrannical.
Tyrannicide :: Tyrannicide (n.) The act of killing a tyrant.
Tyranny :: Tyranny (n.) The government or authority of a tyrant; a country governed by an absolute ruler; hence, arbitrary or despotic exercise of power; exercise of power over subjects and others with a rigor not authorized by law or justice, or not requisite for the purposes of government..
Provessel :: Provessel (a.) Openly declared, avowed, acknowledged, or claimed; as, a professed foe; a professed tyrant; a professed Christian..
Irritate :: Irritate (v. t.) To excite anger or displeasure in; to provoke; to tease; to exasperate; to annoy; to vex; as, the insolence of a tyrant irritates his subjects..
Tyrant :: Tyrant (n.) Any one of numerous species of American clamatorial birds belonging to the family Tyrannidae; -- called also tyrant bird.
Tyrannicidal :: Tyrannicidal (a.) Of or pertaining to tyrannicide, or the murder of a tyrant..
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