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Tyranny
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(1):
(n.) Cruel government or discipline; as, the tyranny of a schoolmaster.
(2):
(n.) Severity; rigor; inclemency.
(3):
(n.) The government or authority of a tyrant; a country governed by an absolute ruler; hence, arbitrary or despotic exercise of power; exercise of power over subjects and others with a rigor not authorized by law or justice, or not requisite for the purposes of government.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tyranny'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tyranny.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tyranny'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tyranny.html. 1828.