tyranny

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.
2. isim The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
3. isim Absolute power, or its use.
4. isim 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.

   “He that with ſhepheards and a litle ſpoyle, Durſt in diſdaine of wrong and tyrannie, Defend his freedome gainſt a Monarchie: What will he doe ſupported by a king?”

5. isim Extreme severity or rigour.