tirannye
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- tyrannye, thyrannye, tirannie, tyrrannye, tyranne, tyrauny, tyranny, tyranye, tyreny, tyranye, tiranye, thyrranny, thirannye, tiraundie, tirandie, tirauntye
Etymology edit
From Old French tyrannie, from Medieval Latin tyrannia, from Ancient Greek τυραννία (turannía); equivalent to and influenced by tyraunt + -ie.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tirannye (uncountable)
- 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.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “tirannī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-23.
- “tiraundīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-23.