tyrant

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[English Word] tyrant

[English Plural] tyrants

[Swahili Word] dhalimu

[Swahili Plural] madhalimu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

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[English Word] tyrant

[English Plural] tyrants

[Swahili Word] mwenye jeuri

[Swahili Plural] wenye jeuri

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Related Words] mwenye, ujeuri

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[English Word] tyrant

[English Plural] tyrants

[Swahili Word] mdhalimu

[Swahili Plural] wadhalimu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

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[English Word] tyrant

[English Plural] tyrants

[Swahili Word] mjeuri

[Swahili Plural] wajeuri

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

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[English Word] tyrant

[English Plural] tyrants

[Swahili Word] mwinamshi

[Swahili Plural] wainamshi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] inama

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[English Word] tyrant

[English Plural] tyrants

[Swahili Word] mwonevu

[Swahili Plural] waonevu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] ona, onevu V

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Synonyms:

Despot, absolute ruler, autocrat / Oppressor, cruel master / Tyrant-shrike, tyrant fly-catcher

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Tyrant — Жанр атмосферный блэк метал (ранний), симфонический блэк метал Годы с 1994 Страна … Википедия
Tyrant — Tyr ant (t[imac] rant), n. [OE. tirant, tiraunt, tyraunt, OF. tiran, tirant (probably from confusion with the p. pr. of verbs), F. tyran, L. tyrannus, Gr. ty rannos, originally, an absolute sovereign, but afterwards, a severe or cruel ruler.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tyrant — c.1300, absolute ruler, from O.Fr. tyrant (12c.), from L. tyrannus lord, master, tyrant (Cf. Sp. tirano, It. tiranno), from Gk. tyrannos lord, master, sovereign, absolute ruler, a loan word from a language of Asia Minor (probably Lydian); Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
Tyrant — Ty rant, v. i. To act like a tyrant; to play the tyrant; to tyrannical. [Obs.] Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tyrant — index dictator Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 tyrant n. A single absolute ruler; a … Law dictionary
tyrant — In modern use the word denotes the manner in which authority is exercised, i.e. oppressively and cruelly. In its ancient Greek context, it refers to the manner in which authority was achieved, i.e. by unconstitutional means. Once in power, a… … Modern English usage
tyrant — [n] person who dictates, oppresses absolute ruler, absolutist, authoritarian, autocrat, bully, despot, dictator, Hitler*, inquisitor, martinet, oppressor, slave driver*, Stalin*; concepts 354,412 Ant. democrat … New thesaurus
tyrant — ► NOUN 1) a cruel and oppressive ruler. 2) a person exercising power or control in a cruel and arbitrary way. 3) (especially in ancient Greece) a ruler who seized absolute power without legal right. ORIGIN Greek turannos … English terms dictionary
tyrant — [tī′rənt] n. [ME tirant < OFr tiran, tirant (with t after ending ant of prp.) < L tyrannus < Gr tyrannos] 1. an absolute ruler; specif., in ancient Greece, etc., one who seized sovereignty illegally; usurper 2. a cruel, oppressive ruler; … English World dictionary
Tyrant — In modern usage, a tyrant is a single ruler holding absolute power over a state or within an organization. The term carries modern connotations of a harsh and cruel ruler who places his or her own interests or the interests of a small oligarchy… … Wikipedia
tyrant — Used historically of someone who seizes sovereign power in a state and becomes an absolute ruler, often enforcing that rule with acts of cruelty. The word is used more loosely of anyone who exercises power, and it could once be applied to… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

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