tyranny
tyranny is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Cruel government or discipline; as, the tyranny of a schoolmaster.
- 2.Severity; rigor; inclemency. The tyranny of the open night's too rough For nature to endure. Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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