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tyranthood

noun

Etymology

From tyrant + -hood.

  1. derived from τύραννος
  2. derived from tyrannus
  3. derived from tyrant
  4. inherited from tyraunt
  5. formed as tyranthood — “tyrant + -hood”

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being a tyrant.

  2. A governmental system based on a single ruler wielding absolute authority

    A governmental system based on a single ruler wielding absolute authority; tyranny.

    • Athens had blossomed from tyranthood into democracy, the invading Persian hordes had been broken and dispersed, the city itself had become the political and cultural center of Greece.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA