Added 9 October 2026
tyrant
/ˈtaɪɹənt/ noun
In Latin: tyrannus Wiktionary
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adjective
- Tyrannical, tyrannous; like, characteristic of, or in the manner of a tyrant.
verb
- To act like a tyrant; to be tyrannical.
- To tyrannize.
Origin
From Middle English tyraunt, tiraunt, tyrant, tyrante, from Old French tyrant, from the addition of a terminal -t to tiran (cp. French tyran) via a back-formation related to the development of French present participles out of the Latin -ans form, from Latin tyrannus (“despot”), from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “usurper, monarch, despot”), of uncertain origin.
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