Толковый словарь английского языка - tyranny
Tyranny
tyranny
noun (plural -nies) Etymology: Middle English tyrannie, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin tyrannia, from Latin tyrannus tyrant Date: 14th century oppressive power , 2. a government in which absolute power is vested in a single ruler, the office, authority, and administration of a tyrant, a rigorous condition imposed by some outside agency or force , a tyrannical act
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 the cruel and arbitrary use of authority. 2 a tyrannical act; tyrannical behaviour. 3 a rule by a tyrant. b a period of this. c a State ruled by a tyrant. Derivatives tyrannous adj. tyrannously adv. Etymology: ME f. OF tyrannie f. med.L tyrannia f. Gk turannia (as TYRANT) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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