form tyranness is recorded from 1590 (Spenser) Medieval Latin had tyrannissa (late 14c.). tyranny - a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) Synonyms: dictatorship. The unetymological spelling with -t arose in Old French by analogy with present-participle endings in -ant. Originally in Greek the word was not applied to old hereditary sovereignties ( basileiai) and despotic kings, but it was used of usurpers, even when popular, moderate, and just (such as Cypselus of Corinth), however it soon became a word of reproach in the usual modern sense. be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law. This is how the Greeks understood the word 'tyrant': they applied it indifferently to good and bad princes whose authority was not legitimate. There are three additional packs available for purchase: Tyranny portrait pack, Tales from the Tiers, and Bastards Wound. Tyranny definition: A tyranny is a cruel, harsh, and unfair government in which a person or small group of. It was released on Novemon Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux. In the exact sense, a tyrant is an individual who arrogates to himself the royal authority without having a right to it. Tyranny is a game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Paradox Interactive.
1300, "absolute ruler," especially one without legal right "cruel, oppressive ruler," from Old French tiran, tyrant (12c.), from Latin tyrannus "lord, master, monarch, despot," especially "arbitrary ruler, cruel governor, autocrat" (source also of Spanish tirano, Italian tiranno), from Greek tyrannos "lord, master, sovereign, absolute ruler unlimited by law or constitution," a loan-word from a language of Asia Minor (probably Lydian) Klein compares Etruscan Turan "mistress, lady" (surname of Venus).