tirannye
Middle English
/tiˈraniː(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- Tyranny, tyrannical deeds; the harsh and merciless actions of a ruler.
- A tyrannical deed; a ruler's harsh, tyrannical and merciless action.
- Harshness, cruelness, ruthless, torment; the state of being excessively cruel.
- The total control that a specified feeling has upon someone.
- (rare) What an absolute monarch does and decides.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French tyrannie derived from Latin tyrannia derived from Ancient Greek τυραννία (tyranny) affix from Middle English tyraunt.
Origin
Middle English
tyraunt