Tyrant

Morpheme

Tyrant

Type

free base

Denotation

despot, usurper, abuser of power, villainous ruler

Etymology

Middle English tyraunt, tiraunt, tyrant, tyrante; Old French tyrant, from tiran; Latin tyrannus; Ancient Greek týrannos

Evidence

tyrant, tyrantess, tyranthood, tyrantless, tyrantlike, tyrantry, tyrants, tyrantship