Defn: Of or pertaining to a tyrant; suiting a tyrant; unjustly severe
in government; absolute; imperious; despotic; cruel; arbitrary; as, a
tyrannical prince; a tyrannical master; tyrannical government. "A
power tyrannical." Shak.
Our sects a more tyrannic power assume. Roscommon.
The oppressor ruled tyrannic where he durst. Pope.
— Ty*ran"nic*al*ly, adv.
— Ty*ran"nic*al*ness, .
TYRANNICIDAL
Ty*ran"ni*ci`dal, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to tyrannicide, or the murder of a tyrant.
Booth.
TYRANNICIDE Ty*ran"ni*ci`de, n. Etym: [L. tyrannicidium the killing of a tyrant, tyrannicida the killer of a tyrant; tyrannus a tyrant + caedere to kill: cf. F. tyrannicide.]
1. The act of killing a tyrant. Hume.
2. One who kills a tyrant.
TYRANNISH
Tyr"an*nish, a.
Defn: Like a tyrant; tyrannical. [Obs.] "The proud tyrannish Roman."
Gower.
TYRANNIZE
Tyr"an*nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tyrannized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tyrannizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. tyranniser, Gr.
Defn: To act the tyrant; to exercise arbitrary power; to rule with unjust and oppressive severity; to exercise power others not permitted by law or required by justice, or with a severity not necessary to the ends of justice and government; as, a prince will often tyrannize over his subjects; masters sometimes tyrannize over their servants or apprentices.